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Re: How do I stop DropBox for changing my overlays?

Add option to disableĀ icon overlays in Windows Explorer

StopMessingWithOverlayIcons
Helpful | Level 7
ā€Ž04-20-2020 06:53 AM

Please add an option to disable Dropbox icon overlays. It is so frustrating to remove Dropbox Shell Icon identifiers from the top of ShellIconOverlayIdentifiers list after each update! 

It is disrespectful to users to decide for them which overlays they need. 

I'm using TortoiseGit and I really need its overlays, they are useful and important for my work. Every time Dropbox updates I can no longer see status icons and have to go to Registry editor and remove newly added and USELESS Dropbox overlays.

I've seen dozens of feature requests from Dropbox users for many years but Dropbox pretends everything is fine!

 

UPD: 

I had patience to open a thread and communicate with Dropbox team on this issue. After almost 2 years, more than 100 upvotes they have just thrown my idea away suggesting me to edit Windows registry. I've heared your answer, that's how you treat your loyal users.

So long Dropbox!

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johne53
Helpful | Level 6
ā€Ž04-15-2023 12:57 AM

Haha - Dropbox have just offered me an extra 250MB of space, free of charge, if I'll just start using their service again. And if only they'd fix the overlay problem I'd be happy to start using it - I'd come back to Dropbox in a flash if they'd just acknowledge the darn problem and fix it!!!

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