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Sync icons missing in the Dropbox folder in Finder
I recently had a new work desktop (Mac) deployed. While all my downloaded Dropbox files were successfully transferred, there are now no sync icons next to Dropbox files in Finder. I have never had th...
Hi weiskott, can you also try the following?
Click on the Apple logo located at the top-left of the screen.
Click on System Preferences.
Click on Extensions.
Click on Finder Extensions.
Only leave Dropbox Finder Integration ticked.
Once this is completed suggest to close the window.
Click one more time on the Apple logo at the top-left of the screen.
Click on Force Quit.
Look for Finder on the list.
Click on Finder then Relaunch.
Hi This solution has fixed it for me so far. Missing Icons is a big source of aggravation for us, as it's literally like driving a car in the dark with no headlights, as you can't see what is synced. If it is the case that other 3rd parties' extensions are universally causing a clash, leading to this problem could this be disseminated by Dropbox more widely? We have spent months fiddling around restarting Macs and the Apps, toggling preferences, to get this to work.
