Strange half icon on desktop


  1. mitchell65
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    Strange half icon on desktop


    I'm clutching at straws here, I think but suddenly part of an icon came up at the bottom right of my screen whilst I was scanning one of my external hard drives. I managed to capture it with the snipping tool just before it mysteriously disappeared, not to be seen again, I hope. I have checked the date on my PC and it has not leaped forward to 1st April
    Here it is:

    Any ideas
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  3. FZ21Z
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    Looks like it's part of the scanning software.
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  4. richc46
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    Type notification in search. You can see all the various notifications that can be shown.
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  6. whs
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    This looks more like a bubble than a notification icon. My guess would also be that it is from the program you ran. Many programs announce that way that they are starting or ending something e.g. Macrium, Format Factory, etc. The bubble usually disappears after a few seconds.
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  7. mitchell65
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    richc46 said:
    Type notification in search. You can see all the various notifications that can be shown.
    Turns out to be the "Dell DataSafe Local Backup" icon. Many thanks for such a prompt response.
    Have reported as "Resolved" That must be close to the record for resolving an issue!
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  8. richc46
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    TY for reporting back. You have been here a while, you know that is our real reward.
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  10. richc46
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    TY so much Mitch. Easy post for so much Rep. Ty, buddy.
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  11. FZ21Z
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    mitchell65 said:
    Turns out to be the "Dell DataSafe Local Backup" icon.
    I was going to point out that the text being displayed should be a clue.
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