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michael a.31
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5 months ago

Can we search by file name on the Dropbox website, and not by content?

I had to remove Dropbox from my PC as I ran out of space. I am now stuck only using it online via a browser. I have yet to find a way to search by file name and not content - and I've found nothing r...
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michael a.31
New member | Level 2
5 months ago

And before someone asks me to clarify - I mean - I want a list that only contains the files that have the searched term in their file name. I don't want EVERYTHING that contains the term - just the files whose names contain the term. In Windows Explorer (and virtually every other storage solution I use) you can simply type "Name: (search term)". 

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Jay
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5 months ago

Hi michael a.31, just checking to see if you saw our last reply. 
If you still need any help with searching for items on the Dropbox site, please feel free to reach out to us with your results to the steps we provided.
If your issue has been solved, let us know what worked for you!

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