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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.
I do not use Norton 360 and I have the same problem. Showed up yesterday.
Easier solution. Move your mousepointer to an empty area on the desktop, right click and choose refresh. They disappear!
Two things:
a) I do NOT have any Norton products on my PC
b) Mine appeared during a grueling 10 hour data transfer, moving the auto back up files off my auxillary drive and onto my server. I think one of two things happened - 1) The computer just got overwhelmed with doing too many things at once and/or 2) It checked programs off as the back ups were moved. I am more inclined to thing that the 1TB move of data and me using the machine concurrently just overloaded stuff.
In any event, it's an easy fix!
Well, I do believe most things can cause this. However, in my case, it WAS "NORTON", WHICH DENOTED THAT EVERYTHING WAS FINE WITH MY APPLIATIONS ON MY DESKTOP.
J B Cross ...
I think most people on here are kind of not seeing the bigger picture.
...
WHAT CAUSED THESE things to pop up?
Are they from a feature that is good or necessary and from Microsoft? Or is it something far more sinister that may become a more damaging virus down the track, that the "oh so lovely" REFRESH on the desktop won't fix anymore!
Often the most important thing to identify is the cause or origin of the problem, thus it can be fixed and prevented and understood, allowing people to have a choice!
If it's something that Microsoft have as a backend internal backup sync style program, then fair enough! No need to worry about trying to clear off the TICKS, just then wouldn't mind knowing how to double check the potential form of a backup, and how to adjust what it considers important to TICK (backup) or GREY X (not backup).
Sooo to be a bit more constructive and something worth posting, in comparison to the mundane pages and pages of ... Ooh this worked for me, thank you heaps ... Lets use the tools provided that show thanks for the solutions given, and keep the banter at a minimum. OR if we've actually come across some proper information about it, post away!!!
Looking forward to the outcomes.
Regards
Sage
I actually am running Windows 10, and had green checkmarks too.
I ended up canceling out of Microsoft OneDrive, which I don't use and then refreshed my desktop. All icons went back to normal. If you don't use OneDrive, try right-clicking on it's icon on the lower-right by your click, and telling it to exit.
F5 will refresh your desktop. (or website you're on)
