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Hudr
Explorer | Level 4
6 months ago

Can I see the name of a Dropbox photo I've uploaded to my Paper doc?

Hi! Is there a way I can see the file name of a photo file that I have added to Dropbox Paper, or otherwise track the thumbnail back to the Dropbox folder where the specific file is stored?

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  • Nancy's avatar
    Nancy
    Icon for Dropbox Community Moderator rankDropbox Community Moderator
    6 months ago

    Hey Hudr​! Welcome to our Community and thanks for posting here today. 

    At the moment, I’m afraid there’s no way to do this; once a photo is uploaded to your Dropbox Paper doc, its name won’t be visible and it's not possible to open it in Dropbox directly to see its filepath. 

    However, what you can do in the future, is leave the name of the original photo in its caption on Dropbox Paper, or in a comment, so that you can easily locate it on your Dropbox account after that. 

    Hope this helps a bit, but if you need something else or you‘re having trouble finding a specific file on your Dropbox account, feel free to give me a nudge. 

    Cheers.

  • Theresa's avatar
    Theresa
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    5 months ago

    Hi  Hudr​  and welcome to the Dropbox Community 🤗. Thank you for taking the time to share this idea. I can definitely see how being able to view file names directly in Dropbox Paper could be really helpful, especially when working with images. While that’s not currently a feature, I think it’s a great suggestion!

    We’d love for you to add this to our Ideas section here. That way, other users can vote on it and our product team can keep an eye on the demand.

    I’m Theresa 👩‍💻, one of the Community Managers here. I’m usually floating around in different threads or sparking new discussions, so feel free to tag me if you have more ideas or questions in the future!

    Looking forward to seeing what you post next,

    T😸 (Dropbox Community Manager)

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