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.

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  1. Anonymous
    2018-01-23T19:54:28+00:00

    i have green check marks and cant open anything

    TRY EITHER REBOOTING OR RIGHT CLICK ON AN EMPTY SPOT ON THE DESKTOP THEN CLICK REFRESH.  SEE IF THIS HELPS YOU AT ALL

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  2. Anonymous
    2018-01-27T21:24:53+00:00

    Some cloud sync app like "Backup and sync from google"

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  3. Anonymous
    2018-01-27T21:46:33+00:00

    Some cloud sync app like "Backup and sync from google"

    Yeah, I noticed it with Google Drive.  Thanks

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  4. Anonymous
    2018-01-29T05:24:02+00:00

    So, I had the same question. But I noticed that I was low on disk space. I uninstalled a program and the check marks went away.

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