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When my mouse pointer hovers over a file in Windows Explorer, the download dialog box appears and IDrive downloads the file: why?

April 26, 2017appears Box dialog download Explorer file hovers mouse pointer Windows

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When my mouse pointer hovers over a file in Windows Explorer, the download dialog box appears and IDrive downloads the file: why?

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This is actually a feature of Windows Explorer. Windows Explorer has the ability to extract meta information from the file and display it in a small pop-up/tooltip window when the mouse hovers over the item. This feature should be disabled when using IDrive. To disable this feature, launch Windows Explorer and open the ‘Folder Options’ dialog under Tools. Next, disable the ‘Show pop-up description for folder and desktop items’ under View tab. Click ‘OK’ to apply the changes and restart Windows.

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This is actually a feature of Windows Explorer. Windows Explorer has the ability to extract meta information from the file and display it in a small pop-up/tooltip window when the mouse hovers over the item. This feature should be disabled when using IDrive. To disable this feature, launch Windows Explorer and open the Folder Options dialog. Next, disable the “Show pop-up description for folder and desktop items Click OK to close the Folder Options dialog and restart Windows.