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wowtah's avatar
wowtah
Helpful | Level 6
8 years ago

Bring back the green 'synced' checkmark in the system tray.

In my Windows system tray (next to the clock), Dropbox used to show that it was fully synced by showing a green check-mark over the Dropbox icon. This was really helpfull.  If Dropbox was offline, ...
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Rich's avatar
Rich
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8 years ago

The only thing that has changed is how the icon is presented.

 

When the icon is solid, you're connected an up-to-date. When you're syncing, it will have the circular sync overlay. When you're not connected, the icon will be faded.

 

It's not that the icon isn't showing you the status anymore. It's that it's being done in a different way. All of the statuses that were previously shown by the tray icon are still shown by the tray icon, just differently.

 

Look at the icon. If it's solid, you're good. If it's faded, you're not. Easy peasy.

 

  • Darlene Seale's avatar
    Darlene Seale
    Helpful | Level 5
    3 years ago

    This is so ridiculous! Why in the hell would Dropbox remove this very important signal that the files are loading and have completed their loading! How would we know whether or not there was a problem loading them if you don't SHOW US! Put this back immediately. I'm paying you a monthly fee, and I want my green check marks back or I'll just downgrade or go to another service, a better service. That's the least you can do for those of us who pay a fee.

  • Darlene Seale's avatar
    Darlene Seale
    Helpful | Level 5
    3 years ago

    Your answer makes no sense. What icon are you even talking about? All I see (on my iMac) is the name of my file, and nothing to the right of it telling me if it has downloaded or not. Show us a picture please. What "icon" am I supposed to be seeing?

     

    • MatG-DK's avatar
      MatG-DK
      Helpful | Level 7
      2 years ago
      I just noticed that MS Onedrive has a Green checkmark.
      Also, you can select your Desktop to be part of your syncronized/backed up files.
      I really hope that dropbox some day will return to compete with MS Onedrive one every level..
    • MatG-DK's avatar
      MatG-DK
      Helpful | Level 7
      2 years ago
      Bring back the green check mark on dropbox icon in taskbar!
      Thanks
  • jopothai's avatar
    jopothai
    Helpful | Level 5
    5 months ago

    Syncing = yellow flashing icon

    Synced  = solid green icon

    Offline   = solid red icon

     

    That should be easy peasy. Why sooo many users ask for changing??? Who at present use a white icon or a washed out icon???

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