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daveyp
Helpful | Level 6
2 years ago

I can’t create new folders or move existing ones from my root Dropbox

This new file system for teams is absolutely awful and workflow-destroying. We can no longer create new folders or move folders on the root of the dropbox. That such a basic feature. Whenever I want ...
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AnastasiaDBX's avatar
AnastasiaDBX
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2 years ago

Hi Wayne! Thank you so much for sharing this feedback with us. We're actively working on improvements to both of these experiences, based on your feedback. In the meantime, if you right click at the top-level, you should have a "Create folder and share" option. It will redirect you to web to complete the folder creation, but you should be automatically signed in, which hopefully makes it a little less onerous. I will share an update here as we make improvements. Thank you again for your feedback, we really appreciate it!

 

 

PapaNinjago's avatar
PapaNinjago
Helpful | Level 5
2 years ago

This is not possible in Windows. The options are extremely limited. What a really bad decision to do this. Our business OneDrive account is not this overly restricted.

 

Here's a snapshot of what I have available when right clicking inside our root folder. This is with the Show more options selected in Windows 11.

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