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Parboiled_Paddy
New member | Level 2
9 months ago

Dropbox Badge no longer showing edit history

Hey everyone,

I recently noticed that the Dropbox Badge no longer displays who last edited a document. Instead, it mainly shows who is currently viewing the file. This was a useful feature for tracking changes without opening file history, and I’m wondering if there’s a way to bring it back.

Does anyone know if this functionality is gone for good, or if there’s a workaround to restore the edit info in the badge? Any insights would be appreciated!

Thanks!

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  • Jay's avatar
    Jay
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    5 months ago

    Hi 33chantel, thanks for the info. In order to look into this matter in more detail, I'd recommend contacting the support team directly for them to investigate further.

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    33chantel
    Explorer | Level 4
    5 months ago

    Same for me. I NEED the badge to state who last Edited the file. I can click on version history and open it all online and check histories. But that takes extra time. It was very useful to just open the file, and bam. I knew who opened it last and edited it at a glance. Now, all the badge tells me is who is viewing it. Which is obviously ME, as I opened it to see the last edit. I did not open it to tell me I am the one viewing it. HA. PLEASE PLEASE bring that feature back

  • Parboiled_Paddy's avatar
    Parboiled_Paddy
    New member | Level 2
    9 months ago

    Hi Nancy, yes, please. Anything to get my beloved last edited info back

  • Nancy's avatar
    Nancy
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    9 months ago

    Hi again, Rockinluka! Please reply to my email, whenever possible, and we’ll take it from there.

  • Rockinluka's avatar
    Rockinluka
    Explorer | Level 4
    9 months ago

    Hello Walter, I tried turn the Dropbox Badge off an back on many times without success.  The OS is MacOS Sequoia 15.4 (24E248), and for the Dropbox app version I've got installed the following: app version 223.3.4757 which tells me is up to date.

  • Walter's avatar
    Walter
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    9 months ago

    Hey Rockinluka - sorry to jump in, but before we switch to email, can you please clarify your computer's exact OS version and the version of the Dropbox desktop app as shown in your system tray/menu bar?  

    Apart from that, did you try turning the Dropbox Badge off and back on again?

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