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OneDrive file blue in progress icon meaning?
The uploaded image clearly shows a new item indicator in the web panel OneDrive interface, not a sync or processing status. Docs desc. this as “The glimmer marks (three little blue lines) seen next to a file or folder indicate that the file is new.” As far as I know, a file being synchronized from the OneDrive app to the cloud is not visible in the web interface until the synchronization process is completed.
This is only a visual UI marker for newly added content.
Official documentation (Files UI): https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/what-do-the-onedrive-icons-mean-11143026-8000-44f8-aaa9-67c985aa49b3#id0ebh=web
The indicator disappears automatically after some time when the item is no longer treated as new in that location, however, I couldn't find any documentation specifying the exact timeframe.