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gstewart3000
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2 months ago
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Sync icons are no longer visible after Dropbox update on Windows

Hi there, Today, Dropbox automatically updated and ever since I can no longer see the sync icons on my files. I've repeatedly restarted and also checked the ShellIconOverlayIdentifiers section in t...
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  • Rich's avatar
    Rich
    2 months ago
    gstewart3000 wrote:

    Dropbox automatically updated and ever since I can no longer see the sync icons on my files.

    If you received the Dropbox for Windows update, the sync icons would have moved to a new location. They're no longer on the files themselves. Instead, Windows now has a Status column for services that use the new Cloud Sync API. If you received this update, make sure you have the Status column visible in Explorer.

     

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Rich
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2 months ago
gstewart3000 wrote:

Dropbox automatically updated and ever since I can no longer see the sync icons on my files.

If you received the Dropbox for Windows update, the sync icons would have moved to a new location. They're no longer on the files themselves. Instead, Windows now has a Status column for services that use the new Cloud Sync API. If you received this update, make sure you have the Status column visible in Explorer.

 

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