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Forum Discussion
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 
The user experience is everything! So please listen to us when we ask for the green check mark to be returned to us! I can't think of any supportable rationale as to why it would be removed. How did that get through user acceptance? Why woulkd I want to use a system which doesn't tell me that it's working ok? I wouldn't, so next time my renewal comes up I may decide to vote with my feet (or credit card).
This still sucks. I'm still unhappy and disappointed that I have to do a double-take multiple times a day, thinking something's wrong with my synching.
Which means I have a multiple-times-a-day reminder about how many times I'm really unhappy about this change.I sincerely hope your Marketing and Customer Satisfaction groups realize that all of your customers have this daily reminder about your products.
Run that through the focus groups.
I semi-automated a process to fix it. This works for me, but your system might be different.
Please bring back the green Icon!
Still sucks.
Just sayin'.
Some Dropbox PM who thought up this awful idea of removing the green tick, is desperately sticking to their guns, because if they backpedal it will be a big red mark against them when it comes to review time and bonuses. Probably convincing their manager that we're just the vocal minority, and we'll soon go away. Do the right thing! Bring back the green tick!!!
I agree with kernnab. I still hate seeing the Dropbox icon without the green checkmark! I never know when it is synced with a glance as before! Bring the green checkmark back, people! I don't care that you had a vision of all your plataforms looking the same; in the PC, it worked great as it was. This is reminding me of the Windows 8 stupidity of how it would it would work the same on PCs and tablets... That turned out well.
- It is now 3 months exactly since this thread was started. So after 3 months of seeing the new look icon, are things any better, has my brain adjusted to the new styling? Do I glance at the icon and relax secure in the knowledge that all is well? Sorry, NO. I'm still double-checking and questioning it, especially as I use several screens (linux pc, windows laptop, netbook) and it looks slightly different on each of them due to different screen specifications. Dropbox, please admit you made a mistake and listen to your users.
Yep still getting constant users queries about Dropbox not updating! When it is, just no easy user confirmation! Come on!!!
It has been said before, but this must be considered the absolutely dumbest update Dropbox has made ever! I have loved Dropbox, no error ever. Now I start to loose data because I do not know if my machine is synced. My Linux vmware virtual machine has problem sync dropbox. But I do not know it is synced or not! Because there is no green check mark anymore!
It is SOO anoying!
