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I wish to move sub-folders.
I wish to move wrongly placed sub folders out of main folders and reinstate them as main folders. The official DB advice is to open Files and "hover" over the selected file, look for the "three dots"...
Rich
Super User II
Super User II
David Harries wrote:
And although three dots appear in certain locations, they in practice do not allow me or help me to move stuff to my preferred locations ...
Thanks. I can find the three dots and Move. But in practice I have no control as to where the moved item goes to - the system decides rather than me. I now have a nest of folders within folders. And sometimes I am told that the item cannot be moved. Rewind id intriguing but is not available, it seems.
- Rich
David Harries wrote:
But in practice I have no control as to where the moved item goes to - the system decides rather than me.
The system doesn't control where the item goes. It can't make that decision for you. Whatever folder you select on the following screens is where the file or folder will be moved to.
Sometimes I am not allowed to move a file or folder (for example, a subfolder to "All Files"), but I am not told why. What is stopping me doing this? DB is quick enough to move files and folders around without my permission, and many are now hidden from view at first inspection. DB seems rather inflexible at times. If I use "MOVE", then my items could land anywhere, and the "SUGGESTIONS" are irrelevant. "ALL FILES" is never recommended. Is there a quick way to transfer to Google Drive, instead?
- Rich
David Harries wrote:
Sometimes I am not allowed to move a file or folder (for example, a subfolder to "All Files"), but I am not told why. What is stopping me doing this?
"All Files" isn't a folder. It's a listing of every file and folder in your account. Select Dropbox if you want to move something to the highest level in your account.
DB is quick enough to move files and folders around without my permission ...Dropbox doesn't (and can't) move files and folders around on its own. Only you can initiate this.
If I use "MOVE", then my items could land anywhere ...When you move a file or folder, it will only ever move to the new folder you select. See the screenshots I posted earlier.
