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Rasik's avatar
Rasik
New member | Level 2
12 months ago

Can I search for files based on their content instead of name on a Basic plan?

I am having issues with finding files searching with their contents (instead of names), i am on basic plan, does dropbox provide this functionality of advanced search (such as apple notes) or have some workaround to achieve this?

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  • Nancy's avatar
    Nancy
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    12 months ago

    Hey Rasik, and welcome to our forum. 

     

    Please note that, at the moment, full-text search is only available for paid subscriptions, so on free Basic plans, it’s only possible to search for a file based on its name. 

     

    I can pass this as feedback though to our team, in case they consider changing this in the future.

     

    Ping me, if you need something else.

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