File Explorer Icons Blue Double Arrows


jeffbeish

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In my File Explorer files window my image or jpg image icons have a blue double arrow box on the lower left. See attachment image. Some dim and foggy memory in my nimble mind tells me it has something to do with OneDrive. How do I get rid of them?

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Do you have Norton installed? That looks like Norton’s backup feature - Green tick = backed up, Red X = not backed up & blue arrows = file has been changed after it was backed up. These can be turned off under Norton’s Backup settings, deselect backup status overlays.
 

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Bastet said:
Do you have Norton installed? That looks like Norton’s backup feature - Green tick = backed up, Red X = not backed up & blue arrows = file has been changed after it was backed up. These can be turned off under Norton’s Backup settings, deselect backup status overlays.
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Yes, but the backup is turned off. I did use backup before so maybe I'll turn it back on and clean up the files, then turn it off.
 

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I would recommend turning the backup on, deselecting the backup status overlays setting then turning off the backup feature if you’re not using it.
 

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Bastet said:
I would recommend turning the backup on, deselecting the backup status overlays setting then turning off the backup feature if you’re not using it.
Click to expand...
I did and it worked; all those irritating blue thingies are gone. THANKS!!! Now I remember what caused the problem; I'm getting old and, well, you know.
 

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    Windows 1113th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-1334U 1.30 GHz16GBNVIDIA GeForce MX570A
    OS
    Windows 11
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    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Inspiron 16 - 5640
    CPU
    13th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-1334U 1.30 GHz
    Memory
    16GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce MX570A
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1200
    Hard Drives
    M.2 2230 PCIe NVMe Class 35 solidstate
    drive 500 GB M.2, PCLe, NVMe, SSD

  • At a glance

    Windows 11Intel Pentium N50304 GB
    Operating System
    Windows 11
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Inspiron 15 3510
    CPU
    Intel Pentium N5030
    Memory
    4 GB
jeffbeish said:
I did and it worked; all those irritating blue thingies are gone. THANKS!!! Now I remember what caused the problem; I'm getting old and, well, you know.
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Great news. :)
I sometimes have to think hard to remember things on occasion.
 

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    Windows 11 Pro 64bit
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    PC Specialist Optimus VII V17-960 Gaming Laptop.
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    6th Gen Intel Core i7-6700HQ Quad Core processor.
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    16GB HyperX IMPACT 1600MHz SODIMM DDR3 (2 x 8GB)
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 960M - 2.0GB DDR5 Video RAM - DirectX® 12
    Sound Card
    Intel 2 Channel High Def. Audio + SoundBlaster™ Cinema 2 & Realtek
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Optimus Series: 17.3" Matte Full HD IPS LED Widescreen (1920x1080)
    Screen Resolution
    Full HD IPS display (1920 x 1080).
    Hard Drives
    4TB SSD (internal).
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    STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
    Keyboard
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