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AdamGr
Explorer | Level 4
3 years ago
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How to search inside .txt files?

It would be great if we could search inside txt files or docs in the app.

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  • Megan's avatar
    Megan
    3 years ago

    Hi AdamGr, thanks for posting here! 

     

    Keep in mind that full-text search is available on some of our plans, and it would allow you to do exactly what you described above.

     

    You can see more about this here. 

     

    If you have any questions, don't hesitate!

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    Megan
    Icon for Dropbox Community Moderator rankDropbox Community Moderator
    3 years ago

    Hi AdamGr, thanks for posting here! 

     

    Keep in mind that full-text search is available on some of our plans, and it would allow you to do exactly what you described above.

     

    You can see more about this here. 

     

    If you have any questions, don't hesitate!

  • AdamGr's avatar
    AdamGr
    Explorer | Level 4
    3 years ago

    Thanks, Megan for the answer. I will consider moving to the Plus plan then. Does it work in the app (as most of the time I'm searching for content on a go) or only in the browser?

    best regards,
    Adam

  • Megan's avatar
    Megan
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    3 years ago

    Hi AdamGr, yes, it definitely works on all of our platforms. 😊

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