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JaniceH
Explorer | Level 4
3 years ago
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Delete more than 1000 at a time

Hi, I am trying to set up a website and am using Dropbox very successfully with Photo Finish but have hit a snag whereby I need to delete 5500 images I have just used and no longer need.  However, wh...
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    Megan
    3 years ago

    Hi JaniceH, thanks for added info, and sorry for any confusion this might have caused. 

     

    I checked with our Team, and it seems there is indeed a 1K file limitation when trying to delete content. 

     

    I'd recommend, if you wish, that you take some time to post on our Share an idea section of the Community, in order to suggest this feature request. That way others can also upvote it, and our developers can consider this change.  

     

    I hope this clarifies! 

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Megan
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3 years ago

Hey JaniceH, sorry to jump in here! 

 

I know that by now, you might have already erased the content, but if you haven't could you send us a screenshot of the error you get when trying to delete more than 1K files, please? 

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JaniceH
Explorer | Level 4
3 years ago
Hi, I sent the image to Walter’s response thanks

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