I can't find any explanation for the red numbers on the Files icon in my Ubuntu dock. What is this trying to tell me? It looks like this:
I'm running Ubuntu 22.04.1 with the Ubuntu dock extension enabled.
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This is normal ubuntu behaviour(The purpose of it is to notify the user how many jobs have been done or any notification sent).– Rishon_JRCommented Mar 17, 2023 at 16:39
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AFAIK you have to fork the dash-to-dock project and modify the code such that this doesn't happen. Then install the newly created plugin.– Rishon_JRCommented Mar 17, 2023 at 16:41
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1askubuntu.com/questions/1464618/…– RinzwindCommented Apr 24, 2023 at 10:00
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if you select on the clock on the middle of the screen at the top, it will show the calendar and the notifications. Likely there is a notification from the files. Select that, then you will clear the notification. The number should vanish after that.
had the same issue on Manjaro gnome, disable the "show icon emblems" option on dash to dock settings
I'm using Ubuntu 23.04. To disable this number, It was my solution: setting -> notifications, select 'files' -> and set off 'notifications'
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Thanks Carlos. That was very simple and I don't know why I didn't think of that myself! I can't, for the life of me, think what it's trying to notify me about, though. Ideas, anyone?– Rich.T.Commented Jul 1, 2023 at 4:04
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I'd recommend one of the other answers over this one: Either click the clock and accept/clear all the notifications, or turn off the badge if the Manjaro option works for you. Turning off all notifications means you might miss important things. Commented Jun 16 at 10:28