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RidgeRider's avatar
RidgeRider
Helpful | Level 5
4 years ago

Sorting Files by date on the Android App

Is there a way to sort files on the android app by date (not modified) and also change the order by ascending or descending? It has by name or modified but thats all! I ask as I would like to see my ...
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Clare M.3's avatar
Clare M.3
Helpful | Level 5
3 years ago

I agree, every day I look for photos on my android and the app only sorts alphabetically.I have to manually drop down to change to sort by most recent. In Cameral Uploads newest should be the default sort. I definitely don't want dropbox to rename my files. their already named by date and time, so this is a default sort tweak in the app,  not a file renaming issue. 

Clare M.3's avatar
Clare M.3
Helpful | Level 5
2 years ago

still annoyed by the default sort order, should be most recent first 

  • RidgeRider's avatar
    RidgeRider
    Helpful | Level 5
    2 years ago

    Simple answer, drop Drobox and something else like Google Drive?

    • Clare M.3's avatar
      Clare M.3
      Helpful | Level 5
      2 years ago

      I do business on Dropbox. Google drive has more desktop compatibility issues than dropbox. The android app sort feature would not be enough to switch teams, but it seems obvious not want to look at your OLDEST files on your phone... 

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