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22 TopicsMoving files: default destination should be current folder, not root!
Imagine I want to move files nested 10 levels under root. I navigate down, I select them, I press Move. Now the android app is showing me the root folder, why? 99% of the time I want to move files somewhere near their original location. With your design I once again have to drill down 10 levels under root to find the destination for my files. Such a bad UX, fix it.39Views0likes1Comment"Move (file)" should start in the current folder, not at root level in the mobile app on Android
I'm not sure if this is just the case with Android. But unfortunately, it has always been that way since I can remember. For moving 1 file "quickly" to a freshly created sub folder, a user needs to navigate the whole folder structure to get there...27Views0likes1CommentSorting of folder contents in the Dropbox mobile app on Android
I'm using Dropbox on my Android Samsung S22 Ultra. When I enter different folders there are different ways of sorting some in the upper right some halfway down to the left. I need to know how to have every folder display the newest content without taking any action every time I enter the folder. I broke up a dog fight between a 250 lb Leonberger and 125 lb Pitbull who were about to attack some children last year and suffered very serious spine and rotator cuff problems. The medicine I'm on Lyrica makes my short-term memory zero and thus the need to have everything sorted in every folder by the newest addition without having to change the sort method or take any other action. TIA17Views0likes1CommentAdd Updating to the Android Dropbox app
I have a file that is listed as modified 2 weeks ago, but I modified it on a Windows computer and the update was listed there as completed. But on the Android device, it is listed as modified 2 weeks ago. I pulled down from the top of the Dropbox page and got a refresh spinner, but the file is still listed as modified 2 weeks ago. Developers, please do the right thing and give us an Update button or the equivalent functionality for Android. David (Android 13 device)51Views0likes3CommentsRemove photos from local Android device after adding them to Dropbox via camera uploads.
I wanted to use my dropbox account to be able to backup my files and remove them after a period of time from my phone, so files say older than a couple of months are only available online. And just keep the most recent ones in my android phone. It would be nice also to do this for different folders.59Views0likes3CommentsRead-only file, only on Dropbox for Android (!)
One file, docx., in a Dropbox directory - and only that file - appears as "only-read file" when I open it in Dropbox app for Android. Instead I can modify it without problems when I use the app on Windows 10 PC. I have copied the file from Dropbox to my PC, deleted it on Dropbox and uploaded it again: nothing changed. I reinstalled Dropbox on my Android tablet, no way. Others similar files in the game directory of Dropbox work perfectly. Can you help me, please? Thanks.Solved4.3KViews0likes22CommentsTrying to keep folder structure when backing up from phone to Dropbox
With my Dropbox subscription I setup my phone app to make backup of all my files I selected, no matter internal or external storage BUT, the problem I'm facing since I enabled this feature long time ago with different phones is that it doesn't backup the files with the same current folder structure I have in my phone, it appears in the cloud all the files in one single folder. It is possible to fix this? If not, is there a planned schedule to enable this useful feature soon? I'm in the process to migrate to a new flag mobile phone model where it doesn't comes with internal storage (currently my files are well structures in the internal SD card) and my concern is that if the mobile get very damaged (not possible to turn on) or stolen, I wouldn't be able to recover the information as I have in my phone within their folders structure and would be a mess to classify them all again. Regards.Solved2.2KViews2likes9CommentsCan no longer save current or new MS word or excel file on dropbox with android devices.
I can no longer save current or new Ms word or excel files on dropbox, when I try and do so I get "Can't edit - This file is read-only. To edit it, first save a copy of the file". I get this even on brand new files never saved before, when I select Save a copy it comes up with the same meesage again. It works fine with my laptop just my phone and tablet are having the issue. Tablet Galaxy Tab A8: Android version 13 Dropbox app version: 320.2.10 MS word version: 1.0.1 (16.0.16227.20132) I have signed out and signed in, un-installed and re-installed, updated everything to latest versions, restarted everything.4.2KViews1like13CommentsAndroid App stopped showing most recent version of .txt file
I have a Grocery List text file in the Dropbox folder on my PC that I also access on my phone via the app. The app has stopped pulling up the most recent version of the text file. Here are further details: 1. The app accurately tells me when the file was last changed. E.g. it currently says "modified 18 seconds ago." But when I open it, the file does not contain the changes from 18 seconds ago. Two hours later, it STILL won't. 2. If I tap the icon to create a link to the file and paste it into Chrome, the link will pull up the most recent version. But I cannot find any way in the app to refresh the file so that it shows that version, even though it's clearly out there. EXCEPT if I edit the file on my phone and save the changes, it will save it as a "conflicted copy" and will then update the display to show the most recent version of the original file. 3. Getting out of the Dropbox app and back in does not cause it to find the most recent version of the file, not even if I Force Stop the app and restart it. 4. Rebooting the phone does not cause the app to find the most recent version of the file. 5. Uninstalling and reinstalling the app did not fix the problem. Anyone have any idea how this might be fixed?Solved1.6KViews0likes4Comments