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Thread Author: neiltoo Replies: 7
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New Tue 20 Aug 24 12:03 
 Little green ticks - neiltoo
After a recent Windows update, my elderly Ideapad (W8.1) now shows a small tick on a green background at every desktop file icon, and also against files in all the folders.

Anyone know why? It's not affecting anything, but it's very annoying.

How can I stop it?

TIA
Last edited by: VxFan on Wed 21 Aug 24 at 13:31
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New Tue 20 Aug 24 12:17 
 Little green ticks - tyrednemotional
It shows that the indicated files/folders are being backed up to OneDrive.

That means they are being synchronised with Cloud Storage.

I've known updates turn this on.

It shouldn't cause you any great problems unless you're on a slow or metered network connection, but I prefer not to have it active.

You could Google how to turn the facility off, the following is just an example.

www.easeus.com/computer-instruction/remove-green-check-mark-desktop-icons.html#:~:text=Green%20check%20marks%20on%20desktop,why%20you%20see%20the%20marks.
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New Tue 20 Aug 24 16:27 
 Little green ticks - neiltoo
Thanks for that. Interesting site, and unusually easy to understand.

However, I've never signed up to any MS products except Windows and Office, so I can't access Onedrive!

I'll continue with Google.

Cheers
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New Tue 20 Aug 24 16:53 
 Little green ticks - neiltoo
not unexpectedly, not much about W8 plenty on 10 and 11.

However, most show green ticks on white circles. Mine are white ticks on green squares, at the place where the arrow indicating a short cut on the application icons.

As I said, I'm not signed up to Onedrive, and it doesnt appear as a drive in "My computer".

I'll continue to puzzle!
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New Tue 20 Aug 24 17:07 
 Little green ticks - tyrednemotional
Might be a similar type of notification for backup if you're using Norton.

answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/why-are-there-green-check-marks-and-blue-arrows-on/752a9e1f-b754-4f2a-92d6-aa2e89739f08

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New Tue 20 Aug 24 21:11 
 Little green ticks - smokie
Do Windows 8.1 machines still get an update? Apparently so according to the OP but not here. support.microsoft.com/en-gb/windows/install-the-windows-8-1-update-kb-2919355-b189a9bd-0b33-f4a4-2092-4a5be0ebcb61
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New Tue 20 Aug 24 21:20 
 Little green ticks - tyrednemotional
TBH, I was interpreting "recent Windows update", not "recent Windows Update" ;-)

(The square box with white tick appears to be a Norton thing - maybe not exclusively - so maybe something in that area. I believe Norton still support 8.1)
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New Wed 21 Aug 24 10:42 
 Little green ticks - neiltoo
Thanks, I have Norton, so I will investigate that.

Cheers
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