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
    2018-09-16T17:59:29+00:00

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

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  2. Anonymous
    2018-09-18T01:48:29+00:00

    The green checkmarks are gone!  Thank you

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  3. Anonymous
    2018-10-10T20:16:49+00:00

    I don't use Norton, I use Trend...any suggestions?

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  4. Anonymous
    2018-11-28T14:00:15+00:00

    thanks for the easy solution.  but I don't think I saw the cause in any of the follow up posts.  I started my computer this morning, and there were all the green check marks. which, using your right click, refesh made them all go away.  but why were they their in the first place?

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