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Kris_G
New member | Level 2
3 years ago

Searching in deleted files by name

How can I search in the deleted files. So far the only way I can look through them is scroll. And that can take a very long time :).  
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Walter
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3 years ago

Hey Kris_G, thanks for using Dropbox and welcome to the Community!
 

Apart from scrolling through your deleted files and using the filters to refine your search in the right hand pane, the only thing I could suggest here is using the CTRL+F shortcut when in your deleted files page to search for the files you're looking for. 

 

I hope this helps a tad. 

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Kris_G
New member | Level 2
3 years ago

The control F is a good tip, but I only see a small portion of the files at a time and my deleted section is tens of thousands of little files 🤣

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