The icon color may vary, depending on your operating system.Ī solid black Dropbox icon with no other icon means the Dropbox files and folders on your computer are fully up to date. The sync icons in the taskbar or menu barīelow are the different Dropbox icons in your taskbar (Windows) or menu bar (Mac), which is visible when the Dropbox desktop app is open on your computer. That means it’s stored in the Dropbox folder on your computer, but not on or on the Dropbox server. Learn about the different types of sync errors and how to solve them.Ī gray circle with a white minus sign means that your file is ignored. If you just attempted to add this file or folder to your Dropbox account, it may mean that it can’t be added. It means the folder contains a mix of files and folders that are available offline, or “local”, and only available when you’re connected to internet, “online-only”.Ī red circle with a white “X” means that your file or folder can’t update or sync. If you use the Smart Sync feature, this icon could mean that your file is in the process of changing its sync status between online-only and local.Ĭontains both local and online-only filesĪ white circle with a green outline and a green checkmark can only appear on a folder. If you chose to add it to your hard drive with the selective sync feature, this icon could mean that it’s still in the process of syncing to your hard drive. Learn more about Smart Sync and what online-only means.Ī solid blue circle with two white arrows going in a circle means that your file or folder is in the process of updating.
“Online-only” means you used the Smart Sync feature to make your file only available online.
“Synced” means that any changes you made to this file or folder are reflected everywhere you access your files in Dropbox. “Local” means that your file or folder is available when you’re not connected to internet.Ī grey circle with a black cloud icon means your file or folder is fully synced and online-only.
Below are the sync icons that appear on files and folders in your Dropbox folder in File Explorer (Windows) or Finder (Mac).Ī solid green circle with a white checkmark means your file or folder is fully synced and local.
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