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Suddenly all my desktop icons have green check marks on them. What does it mean? How do I fix them?
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Suddenly all my desktop icons have green check marks on them. What does it mean? How do I fix them?
Hi,
Do you use norton 360? Norton -> Settings -> Backup Settings -> Backup Status Overlays -> OFF -> Apply. After you run your next backup (you can do it manually) the check marks will disappear.
Hope this helps.
So today I don't have ANY shortcut icons. Yesterday I had shortcut icons on ALL of my desktop icons. What is going on?!?
mr.smith
I had this problem. I don't use Norton (right now Windows Defender is my main antivirus).
Here's the way I solved the problem was to right click on an empty place on the desktop, then click on Refresh. That made them all go away.
It only seemed to affect the desktop shortcuts, nothing else. Any folders or files I had on the desktop appeared as normal.
nope i dont see a difference having it on or off myself all backups still pass. Oh and thanks for the fix.
Thanks! Turning off the Status Overlays worked. Is there any collateral damage from turning it off?
