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hajami9
New member | Level 2
2 years ago

Search in a folder showing results from other folders

I'm trying to search for a specific file type in one of my online folders so that I can move them all to another folder. When I select the source folder and the wildcard in the search box, the resul...
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amzp's avatar
amzp
Helpful | Level 7
9 months ago

I have the same issue.

I open a folder by right click "view in dropbox" or navigating there through browser interface.

I search for "ARW" (all raw images within this folder) and the folder name is in the front + the matching tag is in the URL, so its 100% inside this folder and specified for this

Unfortunately, this shows results from other folders or things that were moved out like 2-3 days ago

I tested the same issue now in 3 browsers

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Megan
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9 months ago

Hi amzp, would you be able to send me a few screenshots demonstrating what you see on your end when you try to search for these files?

I'd love to have a visual too. 

Thanks a bunch!

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