The icon is in the solution explorer next to one of the generated classes 
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The icon is on a file generated automactically by nettiers– greb22Commented Jan 22, 2015 at 18:31
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3There are 34 different toolbars - you might have to be more specific– Ňɏssa PøngjǣrdenlarpCommented Jan 22, 2015 at 18:32
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Sorry I just edited it its in the solution explorer.– greb22Commented Jan 22, 2015 at 18:33
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I think you're referring to the icon for "Navigate Forward," which means "go to the spot in the code my cursor was just at before I hit "Navigate Backward." Edit: if it's in the Solution Explorer, I have no idea.– adv12Commented Jan 22, 2015 at 18:33
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@adv12 no not that one that one has a description when you hover over it– greb22Commented Jan 22, 2015 at 18:34
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That icon indicates that it is a generated file. See the Visual Studio Image Library for details
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Do you know how those files become a subset or "subclasses" of the non-generated file? I have other generated classes that I generated that when I add manually just show up like regular classes?– greb22Commented Jan 22, 2015 at 19:09
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@greb22 I do not know all of the specifics on how Visual Studio flags a file as being generated. It does appear to auto-flag files based on file name patterns (ex: <Filename>.Designer.cs)– VeloxCommented Jan 22, 2015 at 19:26
Those are files (especially, resource file .resx) that are automatically generated by the designer, for instance , when you design a form with two ore more language base (localizable : true ), VS automatically generates resources files while you go through ... https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/y99d1cd3(v=vs.100).aspx
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