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App: Files not showing folders modified by date
I’m using the dropbox app, on iphone 14 pro max. I have a paid plan.
My problem is: when I ask the app (in files) to sort by date, it doesn’t sort any of my Folders by date. Meaning; to get to the last folder I just saved (yesterday, on my desktop), I have to scroll thru literally thousands of files from the last 10 years (on my app) to get to my most recently saved file.
This is not a bug, but an oversight…although I did ask this to be solved about 3 years ago, so oversight is a generous description(!)
£360 later and LOADS of new features (we don’t want / didn’t ask for) but STILL can’t sort by date modified?!? If it doesn’t get solved soon, I think I’ll move to another company. It’s a really basic and necessary feature.
My problem is: when I ask the app (in files) to sort by date, it doesn’t sort any of my Folders by date. Meaning; to get to the last folder I just saved (yesterday, on my desktop), I have to scroll thru literally thousands of files from the last 10 years (on my app) to get to my most recently saved file.
This is not a bug, but an oversight…although I did ask this to be solved about 3 years ago, so oversight is a generous description(!)
£360 later and LOADS of new features (we don’t want / didn’t ask for) but STILL can’t sort by date modified?!? If it doesn’t get solved soon, I think I’ll move to another company. It’s a really basic and necessary feature.
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- Jay
Dropbox Community Moderator
Hi AJSMusic, thanks for bringing this to our attention.
We appreciate the feedback on this matter. Currently, there are no modification dates for folders on the Dropbox site or mobile apps, so it wouldn't be possible to sort them by the date.
We take all comments into consideration when improving the Dropbox app and services. - I know there isn’t. That’s MY point.
It sucks. So basic. Is there a status update on when this feature could be added to the Dropbox site?
- Jay
Hi melanie_rollo, currently, there is no information on when or if this will be added to the Dropbox site or app.
Why is there a button to organize by when it was last modified if it does nothing? This is a broken feature that would be extremely helpful. Instead, I have to go to Windows explorer to organize by date, find the folder name, then search it. It's been like this forever and is broken.
