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rwright
Explorer | Level 4
2 years ago

How can I view the number of files and images in a folder?

This seems like a simple enough task but I can't figure out how to view the number of anything in a folder. For example, how many of my images have transferred from my phone to my dropbox account? Wh...
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rwright
Explorer | Level 4
2 years ago

Thanks for the info, but I don't get a "quickview" option when hovering, I get nothing. I do have a "settings" gear wheel and when opened to folder info says nothing.  I have a Mac so maybe Windows users have the functionality you've described.

 

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Rich
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2 years ago

 

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    rwright
    Explorer | Level 4
    2 years ago

    Thank you so much for the image.

     

    I had to really hoover in a particular way to get the box to show up because mine showed nothing.  However, my phone shows 9222 and the files in dropbox only shows 4900. The app says I don't have an ongoing uploads. 

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      Walter
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      2 years ago

      Hi rwright - are all of those files saved in your camera roll or are they located in other albums on your device as well? 

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        rwright
        Explorer | Level 4
        2 years ago

        It's labeled as "library" 9,227 (8,877 photos, 350 videos). Should I see a folder on my phone that says "camera roll"? 

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