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rlawrence2
Helpful | Level 5
9 years ago
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I can't see an option to delete photos from the Photos directory

Ok, read threads that say "Delete" is there and I still don't see it.  I do on the "Files" screen, but not the Photos directory.   Looking online in Firefox, I get NO option to delete a photo when se...
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    Rich
    9 years ago
    You can no longer delete from the Photos page. You need to select a photo and choose View in folder. From there you can delete it.
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Rich
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9 years ago

There is no longer an option to delete photos while on the Photos page. You need to do it from the Files page now. You can select a photo and click Show in folder, and it will take you to the Files view for that photo where you can delete.

 

Yes, it results in extra steps, but it's all we have right now. Dropbox is clearly moving away from a proper photos experience. Every time they say we're changing this to make it better they end up taking away more functionality.

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Smorss2011
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8 years ago

Wow, that is massively stupid!

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