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what are these brown boxes and how to remove them
Hi I am not using one drive and I want to remove the brown boxes on my files, can someone explain how to remove them please. Thank you
Hi,
The brown box icon might be related to a shortcut for 'files on demand,' commonly associated with OneDrive and Dropbox services. You mentioned you don't use OneDrive so this could potentially be related to Dropbox. If you don't use Dropbox either, then it could be due to a problem with Windows Explorer. To address this concern, you can follow these steps:
- Press the Windows key + E.
- Press CTRL + ALT + DEL and choose Task Manager.
- Click on 'More details' to display all the apps.
- Under the 'Apps' section on the Processes tab, right-click on Windows Explorer.
- Select 'Restart' from the context menu.
Hope this helps.
nope does not work - I'll check on Drop box as there does not seem to be solution online. except if someone is using One Drive!
Thank you for your time to respond, appreciate it.!
