Some files and folders have strange overlays on the bottom left of their icons

Some files and folders have strange overlays on the bottom left of their icons

You may have come across this before, or not. Every now and then you might find that some of your folders or files are overlaid with an overlay. I myself found the situation today when I opened up C:\Program Files\Steam\steamapps\common\Toribash

The only odd thing about it is there doesn't seem to be any rhyme or reason to which ones have the overlay and which ones don't, so after some research it appears there are a few things you can try if you're experiencing this yourself.

The first would simply be an issue with your system being low on memory, especially if you're trying to open more than one folder or file at once. This is because Windows wants to keep enough memory free to work at its best, so there's possibly just not enough left for Toribash.

This can be fixed by either:

Running Windows in Safe Mode, and only opening Toribash

Opening Windows in Normal Mode, and only opening Toribash

The second, and perhaps more likely, problem is you're running Toribash on a computer with a graphical overlay.

The first thing to do here is make sure you're actually running Toribash on a computer with a graphical overlay. If you're on a computer with a console overlay, then the overlay should be invisible, so you can just use that computer. If you're on a computer with a graphical overlay, then you'll need to get rid of the overlay first.

If you're on Windows 7, this is fairly easy.  Just press Win+R and type in cmd.exe. In the command prompt, type in explorer.exe /noui and press Enter. This will remove the graphical overlay.

If you're on Windows 8, you can use a tool called DWM Toggle. You'll need to download it from here.

Now, you'll need to launch the application, and then go to Options > Configure DWM Toggle. In the dialog box, press the Toggle Overlays button. This will disable all graphical overlays, including the one that Toribash uses.

If you're on Windows 8, you'll also need to open up the DWM Control Panel and go to Window Settings > Taskbar and Start Menu.  There you can select a different way to start your applications, including choosing which icons to show on the Start Menu.

If you're on Windows 10, the steps are similar. Just press Win+R and type in cmd.exe. In the command prompt, type in explorer.exe /noui and press Enter.

A:

The overlay is just a very simple effect. It's not meant to do anything, just to be pretty. You can't remove it, but you can change the colour.

Open Toribash and click the Options button. In the dialog box, select the Overlays tab. In the Overlays drop-down menu, select the colour you want the overlay to be.

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Go back to start

Start menu is the menu that appears when you start up your computer. It allows you to launch programs and access common commands and settings. The Start menu replaced the Control Panel, which has been available since Windows 95. It's hard to imagine life without it. However, many users were dissatisfied with the new Start menu, and complained that it was confusing and difficult to use.

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Round those corners

Taskbar is the bar along the top of the desktop screen that shows programs running and other open windows.
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Modernize those files

For those of you who haven't been paying attention, Windows 10 changed the way File Explorer works a bit. It was previously a Windows 7-style File Explorer that opened in a desktop view, which made it much more usable. However, Windows 10 changed things up, and File Explorer is now a File Manager, much like Mac OS X Finder. This is good news for those of you who don't like the new File Explorer. It gives you a bit more flexibility. You can easily move files between drives and folders, and you can open files directly from within your Documents folder.

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If you're wondering how the Windows 11 UI is going to look like, we've got a first look at what Microsoft is planning to bring with its new operating system. We can't wait to check it out ourselves, so we decided to show you some early screenshots and a video of the new Windows UI, too. Windows 11 will come out in the summer of 2015.
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We've noticed that some of your files and folders have weird overlays at the bottom left of their icons. But don't worry! This is normal.

We do this with some files so that you can quickly see where they come from. For example, when you download a file in Drive, if it's an image file then we modify its icon to include the photo.ini extension, like the "Photos.jpg" icon below (right), otherwise it would be very difficult to tell which files are images quickly when scrolling through your list in the desktop app or mobile app.

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