Blue Double Arrows

Anonymous
2010-03-10T14:16:08+00:00

What are the blue double arrows that sometimes appear on my desktop icons and pictures and how can I get rid of them?

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Anonymous
2010-03-10T15:05:51+00:00

Do you have Norton 360 or some other Norton security suite?   If so, that's why.  The double blue icons means there are files that haven't been backed up. It can be turned off.  Go to Norton 360 http://www.symantec.com/norton/support/dtree.jsp?pvid= and learn how to turn it off, reboot and they will be gone.  For anyone that does have Norton 360, if you kept it turned on, when you backed up the files, the icon would turn a solid green arrow instead of the 2 blue arrows.

I hope this helps.

Good luck!

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  1. Anonymous
    2015-12-05T15:12:49+00:00

    its because your file are compressed....

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  2. Anonymous
    2015-12-04T02:32:30+00:00

    Interesting that compressed files show these arrows. I can't help but wonder why someone at Microsoft felt these arrows were needed. What value is there in marking every icon with them?

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  3. Anonymous
    2015-12-03T22:52:18+00:00

    This was the easiest and most uncomplicated fix ever!!!! Kiss Kiss.

    Thank you.

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  4. Anonymous
    2015-12-01T22:24:47+00:00

    Any way to remove these without unchecking the compression option? A registry hack perhaps? These are SUPER annoying!!!

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