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Joshua R.9
9 months agoNew member | Level 1
How to change order of subfolders within a folder?
How can I change the order of subfolders within a folder (on the Dropbox web app). I don't see any way to rearrange the order in which the folders appear. Many web apps allow one to simply drag dro...
Rich
Super User II
9 months agoJoshua R.9 wrote:How can I change the order of subfolders within a folder (on the Dropbox web app). ... Many web apps allow one to simply drag drop to reorder folders.
Dropbox is like a file system, and as such it orders files and folders using the typical sort methods, the default of which is alphanumerically. If you want to change the order of your folders outside of the typical by name, date, etc., you'll need to rename the folders so they sort alphanumerically in the order you wish.
- Joshua R.99 months agoNew member | Level 1
Ok thank you for answering my question (even though it's not the answer I wanted to hear!).
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