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Poppy17
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6 years ago
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Why can't I sort files by creation date?

Drop Box seems to have changed the way my files are displayed. I used to, and want to again, view files in date of creation order. I am a single user and don't share my files, so 'modified' is irreve...
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  • Jay's avatar
    Jay
    6 years ago

    Hi Poppy17, thanks for posting on the Dropbox site!

    There previously wasn’t an option to view items by creation date, it has always been ‘Modified’ on the site and desktop app.

    Are you perhaps referring to your files in the Dropbox folder in Explorer/Finder? Those do provide the option to view files in by Creation date.

    Regarding the events page, this can be found here.

    Let me know if this helps!

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Jay
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6 years ago

Hi Poppy17, thanks for posting on the Dropbox site!

There previously wasn’t an option to view items by creation date, it has always been ‘Modified’ on the site and desktop app.

Are you perhaps referring to your files in the Dropbox folder in Explorer/Finder? Those do provide the option to view files in by Creation date.

Regarding the events page, this can be found here.

Let me know if this helps!

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ajaybb
New member | Level 2
6 years ago

I also want to be able to find and sort files by their creation date. How do I do this? Ajay

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    Jay
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    6 years ago

    Hi ajaybb, there isn't a method to sort by creation date on the Dropbox site, only by the modification date.

     

    However, if you're referring to Explorer/Finder, then it should be possible in the OS by adding or sorting that Creation date column there.

     

    Hope this helps to clarify matters!

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