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jg2599
2 years agoHelpful | Level 5
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 the File Explorer on my PC. Please bring back the option to "Request Files" in the right click menu.
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- lars-erik12 months agoNew member | Level 1
Are there any updates here?
dbox_ - ClaytonT2 years agoNew member | Level 1
I agree with everyone here. I’ve been a paid dropbox user for years. I will be moving to a different platform/ service if request files isn’t immediately returned.
- Orion C.2 years agoCollaborator | Level 8
Thanks for the tip, manzanarez99 ! Do you know if Box file requests allows clients to upload files by clicking a button and navigating to the file the old way, or whether drag and drop is the only option?
- manzanarez992 years agoHelpful | Level 6
Dropbox "team" stuck on the toilet. Moving to BOX now
- jg25992 years agoHelpful | Level 5
I agree. I work for a trial expert and it is very cumbersome to gather records from sources without the right click access. We are looking to switch from Dropbox as well. Hopefully Dropbox will see that the feature is missed and bring it back, but their lack of communication with us is telling.
- Orion C.2 years agoCollaborator | Level 8
Yes, and bizarrely, literally the day after I posted, above, the work around that I discovered, even that was taken away. Truly disillusioning if not downright suspicious. What makes a company want to self-destruct?
- L_Attorney2 years agoNew member | Level 1
If Dropbox won't bring back File Request Option in File Explore I will have to drop my account and switch to a different provider. Setting up a request through the website is very cumbersome and no alternative.
- manzanarez992 years agoHelpful | Level 6
The silence of the Dropbox Staff (Megan, Nancy) is deafening!
They still haven't got back with any information from "the team"!
Please let the community know if there are other solutions, providers, etc that offer a similar option with better support!
- Orion C.2 years agoCollaborator | Level 8
By the way, I discovered a partial work around. If you click on the "View on dropbox.com" option, a new browser tab opens showing the dropbox.com version of the folder. That page has an option for requesting files. It's one extra step, and it is clearly such a heavily used option that I really think it should be on the context menu as it was. That said, at least one doesn't have to type the URL, etc.
- Ipf2 years agoNew member | Level 1
this is on a macbook
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