Open Windows Explorer (or File Explorer or This PC) and click on View tab in Ribbon.Ģ. Following steps will help you in getting rid of these state icons:ġ. Windows 10 comes with a built-in option to disable cloud state icons in Navigation Pane. If you don’t like these extra icons in Navigation Pane and find them unnecessary and annoying, there is a way to remove these cloud state icons. Red circle with white cross: Indicates that a file or folder cannot be synced.įollowing screenshot shows these OneDrive cloud state icons in File Explorer’s Navigation Pane:.When you mark a file as “Always keep on this device”, it gets a green circle with white check mark. Green circle with white check mark: Indicates an always available file.Now you can open a locally available file anytime without Internet connection. If you open an online-only file, it automatically downloads on your computer and becomes a locally available file. Green tick icon: Indicates a locally available file.Since it’s an online file, it won’t take an space on your computer and you can’t open an online-only file without Internet connection. Blue cloud icon: Indicates that the file is only available online.
There are different cloud state icons shown by File Explorer Navigation Pane. The file on-demand feature lets you access all your files stored in the cloud without having to download them. In newer Windows 10 versions, the Navigation Pane also shows cloud state icons to inform users about the state of their OneDrive files and folders on demand.
Navigation Pane is basically used to navigate between drives, files and folders quickly and easily. Navigation Pane contains list of hard disk drives and other icons such as Quick Access, OneDrive, Network, etc. Navigation Pane is the left-side pane present in a Windows Explorer window (also referred as This PC, File Explorer and My Computer).
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