Why Are There Green Checkmarks on My Desktop Icons [Guide]
17Why Are There Green Checkmarks on My Desktop Icons [Guide]
Some of you have seen green check marks on your desktop files, folders, and some icons. These check marks appear at the bottom left side of files, folders, and shortcut icons placed on the desktop. Don’t get confused with the little green arrows that appear on the bottom left side of desktop shortcuts. These check marks are different. In this tutorial, we will see what these green check marks on desktop icons are and how to remove them.
Green check marks on your Windows desktop icons show the sync status with cloud services—commonly Microsoft OneDrive since it's built into Windows. While helpful, these can be distracting. We'll explain how to remove these marks and revert icons to their original state.
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This tutorial will apply for computers, laptops, desktops, and tablets running the Windows 10 and Windows 11 operating systems (Home, Professional, Enterprise, Education) from all supported hardware manufactures, like Dell, HP, Acer, Asus, Toshiba, Lenovo, Alienware, Razer, MSI, Huawei , Microsoft Surface, and Samsung.