diff --git a/SparkleShare/Linux/SparkleStatusIcon.cs b/SparkleShare/Linux/SparkleStatusIcon.cs
index d29c66fc..9439dfd8 100644
--- a/SparkleShare/Linux/SparkleStatusIcon.cs
+++ b/SparkleShare/Linux/SparkleStatusIcon.cs
@@ -72,10 +72,8 @@ namespace SparkleShare {
             this.status_icon.Pixbuf = this.animation_frames [0];
             #endif
 
-            if (Controller.Folders.Length == 0)
-                this.state_text = _("Welcome to SparkleShare!");
-            else
-                this.state_text = _("Files up to date") + Controller.FolderSize;
+            this.state_text = _("Welcome to SparkleShare!");
+
 
             CreateMenu ();
 
diff --git a/SparkleShare/Mac/SparkleStatusIcon.cs b/SparkleShare/Mac/SparkleStatusIcon.cs
index 6f0feb60..eb735997 100755
--- a/SparkleShare/Mac/SparkleStatusIcon.cs
+++ b/SparkleShare/Mac/SparkleStatusIcon.cs
@@ -82,10 +82,8 @@ namespace SparkleShare {
                 StatusItem = NSStatusBar.SystemStatusBar.CreateStatusItem (28);
                 StatusItem.HighlightMode = true;
     
-                if (Controller.Folders.Length == 0)
-                    StateText = _("Welcome to SparkleShare!");
-                else
-                    StateText = _("Files up to date") + Controller.FolderSize;
+                StateText = _("Welcome to SparkleShare!");
+
 
                 CreateMenu ();
     
diff --git a/SparkleShare/Windows/SparkleStatusIcon.cs b/SparkleShare/Windows/SparkleStatusIcon.cs
index c6127fe8..3c725a0a 100644
--- a/SparkleShare/Windows/SparkleStatusIcon.cs
+++ b/SparkleShare/Windows/SparkleStatusIcon.cs
@@ -59,10 +59,8 @@ namespace SparkleShare {
 			this.notify_icon.Icon = AnimationFrames [0];
             this.notify_icon.HeaderText = "SparkleShare";
 			
-            if (Controller.Folders.Length == 0)
-                StateText = _("Welcome to SparkleShare!");
-            else
-                this.notify_icon.Text = StateText = _("Files up to date") + Controller.FolderSize;
+            StateText = _("Welcome to SparkleShare!");
+
 
             CreateMenu ();