Green check marks on desktop icons

Anonymous
2009-11-10T23:14:51+00:00

Suddenly all my desktop icons have green check marks on them.  What does it mean?  How do I fix them?

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Anonymous
2011-02-14T02:55:52+00:00

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.

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  1. Anonymous
    2018-01-22T16:55:34+00:00

    Thank you.  Question: how do I STOP the many, many answers to my question.  I must have gotten 50 since I replied that this fixed the problem.

    IF YOU ARE USING "OUTLOOK" YOU CAN SET IT UP SO THAT ALL OF THOSE RESPONSES BE DIRECTED TO A PARTICULAR FOLDER, OR TO TRASH.

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  2. Anonymous
    2018-01-22T16:56:38+00:00

    Thank you.  Question: how do I STOP the many, many answers to my question.  I must have gotten 50 since I replied that this fixed the problem.

    IF YOU ARE USING "OUTLOOK" YOU CAN SET IT UP SO THAT ALL OF THOSE RESPONSES BE DIRECTED TO A PARTICULAR FOLDER, OR TO TRASH.

    OR YOU CAN "UNCHECK" HERE WHERE IT SAY, NOTIFY ME OF A RESPONSE.

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  3. Anonymous
    2018-01-22T17:02:05+00:00

    Thank you.  Question: how do I STOP the many, many answers to my question.  I must have gotten 50 since I replied that this fixed the problem.

    At the bottom of each notification email you receive, you'll see this:

    The words "On the question" form a link to the question you want to unsubscribe to.

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  4. Anonymous
    2018-01-23T19:45:59+00:00

    i have green check marks and cant open anything

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