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jg2599
Helpful | Level 5
2 years ago

Bring back File Request option in File Explorer.

I used to be able to initiate a "Request Files" by right clicking on the file I wanted the documents to go into.  This is more efficient that having to go to the web version, as I 99.9% work out of t...
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tsarindustries
New member | Level 2
2 years ago

Return the Request Files (transfer) via Right Clicking on a Folder.  We used to be able to request files by right clicking on a Windows explorer folder.  This saved a ton of time compared to logging into the webpage and creating a request end location from scratch.  I can see no reason why this helpful feature was removed.  Please put it back.

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vbhagwat
Explorer | Level 4
2 years ago

I agree, can we get this back. This is a very annoying change. Why would you make it more clicks and searches to request files?

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