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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, it would show no overlay icon.
Recently (and according to Dropbox itsself) this has changed, the Dropbox icon now shows no overlay if it is fully synced, but to me, i constantly think my Dropbox is offline, instead of 'fully synced'.
So the idea is: please bring back the green 'fully synced' checkmark. Or -at least- make it an option to show it.
Please upvote this idea if you agree 
Ed, your post was already deleted, interesting.
maybe because you realized it was a bit condescending ?
our issue is, we cant see it as anything different. the icons look the same.
the Green tick shows clearly that it is updated. 'faded' or solid it looks the same to me.
the pause, i can hardly see, but as im manually pausing, i know what to expect....
the Round looking icon, that moves in a circle, i know its updating.
Bright Green tick, updated.
Easy Peasy. (as you said)
Ed... thanks for the (apparently-now-deleted) explainer, but I don't think many here now misunderstand that the icon has changed -- it is simply that we all miss the green tick.
Green tick = synced is easy-peasy (your phrase). White icon versus grey icon? Not so much.
So, I implore you to...
The info page showing the new icon has a black box, but what my Win7 shows is:
What is going to be faded, the dot in the center?
I'm surprised that DB can easily see the faded distinction of the icon, but fail to see the unanimous complaints of everyone here.
So it seems quite clear now after reading 14 pages of comments from everyday people who use dropbox that removing the green tick was a stupid idea that nobody wants or likes.
The solution for the dropbox team is also just as clear - reinstate the green tick, immediately!
The problem is that we live in clownworld where ridiculously stupid things happen on a daily basis, so my guess is that there will be no response from the higher-ups at dropbox and they won't bring the "now famous" green tick back.
I hope I am wrong and if we didn't live in clownworld then this would never have happened in the first place but unfortunately we do.
Come on dropbox, you must be aware of this thread by now and also just as aware that your user base are less than pleased with what you have done with our green tick.
If the green tick isn't returned to the users then may I politely suggest that whomever was responsible for this decision put themselves forward for a Darwin Award.
John
I also want the Green Icon back! It's much easier to identify the status of the dropbox. The previous icons shows more contrast, easy to tell. The new icons are confusing and always made me think my dropbox is offline, I always have to click on it to double check, which is wasting of my time. Whoever came up of this idea and whoever approve it should really consider to go to a class called "common sense 101".
I registered this community only to do this one thing:
Please DropBox - Bring back the GREEN TICK !
Yeah, I read the geek blurb after the fact, including the defenders here (company shills?) who claim it's not a bug. Well, maybe from a coder's POV. From a design POV and DB's users' POV, it's an incredibly poor decision to change a GUI semaphore from its traditional green check mark, easily spotted, to where we now must decide if the icon is "faded."
"Faded."
"Faded" now means not all our files are sync'd. I'd lmao if it wasn't such a stupid decision.
Some people have color blindness, or visual impairment. How can they tell the depth of the color? How do you determine "fade"? This is really a very selfish, no empathy, no common sense design. It's a very wrong decision!
A Green Check Mark is very easy to tell, high contrast in color, easy to recognize shape for those have visial impariment or difficulties. Bring it back!
Please DropBox - Bring back the GREEN TICK !
Kinda reminds me what they do on commercials airliners: when the landing gear is down and safe, it’s a white light. When the gear is not down and it’s *unsafe*, it’s a dimmer shade of white light.
Oh, wait a sec, no they don’t actually do that. That’s because that would be bad user interface design.
White and grey are not binary colors. They’re shades of grey. Shades are not acceptable UI design for binary conditions. Whether your files are synced are not is a binary condition.
Ergo...
Can't believe I'm writing a post to get a green tick back on an icon in a system tray - but bring it back please, or at least give an option to bring it back for people who want it!
Makes me feel comfortable and at peace that Dropbox has synced up all my stuff when i see it
