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Description of the issue I'm experiencing in Windows 11 using the Dropbox Desktop app:
The workarounds that work so far are to either:
Of course, neither of these are feasible long-term options, as there are several thousand .INDDs in our company's Dropbox folder.
I've tried all the typical approaches to resolve this, including ensuring file associations were set, rebuilding the Windows icon cache (although I'm not certain this was successful—the files still appeared to be in use), uninstalling/reinstalling Adobe Creative Cloud apps, uninstalling/reinstalling Dropbox Desktop app, editing the registry.
Although this is admittedly minor, it's frustrating. Please advise.
Hi @kalbrandon, thanks for bringing this to our attention.
Are you referring to a thumbnail preview of the file itself in the icon, or the actual icon used for InDesign files?
Any other info or screenshots would be helpful!
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Thanks for your prompt response, @Jay!
I'm referring to the actual icon associated with InDesign (.INDD) files—though, strangely, InDesign Markup Language (.IDML) files are unaffected. See attached for a screenshot demonstration. Both .INDD and .IDML appear normally outside the Dropbox environment.
Additions steps I've taken between now and your reply:
None of these steps have resolved the issue.
Other helpful info:
Thank you kindly for any assistance you (or anyone else) can offer!
Follow-up: after posting this, I noticed the InDesign files that do not already have the proper icon will not gain it back by changing from 'Local' to 'Online Only.' I'm not super, super tech-savvy, but someone in another thread suggested Dropbox is not storing part of the data that recognizes the file type (they referred to it as the "magic number."
Hi @kalbrandon, happy Friday!
Would it be okay for me to reach out via email, in order for us to have a closer look into this?
Thanks!
Megan
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Yes, please. Thank you!
Hey @kalbrandon, I've just sent you an email, so make sure to get back to me when you get a chance.
Thanks!
Hannah
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Hi Kal,
Did you get this issue resolved? I have a similar issue with PDF files and can't figure out how to fix it.
Hey @MarkofLA, sorry to jump in here, but could you clarify the version and status of the Dropbox desktop app as shown in your menu bar/system tray at the moment?
Also, do you notice this with online only files or files that are available offline on your computer?
Any additional information you can share is more than welcome!
Walter
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