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File Request - Please provide an option to NOT rename our uploaded files
We receive tons of file submissions from our business partners daily. However, a large part of the time I spend managing these submissions is spent renaming the files because they're automatically prefixed or suffixed with the Dropbox username of the user that uploaded the file. This causes a lot of unnecessary work and wasted time.
I am requesting that you allow us - the paying Dropbox users - the option to determine for ourselves if the Dropbox username is desired . . . or, if the original unaltered filenames are what we'd like to have to work with.
Thank you.
PS - If I've linked you to this message, it was because you had created or responded to a thread that included the terms File & Request. I know this may not apply to everyone, but if you think that this is a reasonable feature to add (at least, the option to not have the Dropbox user prefixed or suffixed onto the original file name), then please vote for and link other Dropbox members that you think might benefit from this feature, and promote this idea!
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Hi everyone,
We are very happy to let you all know that the ability to remove the Dropbox username from a file name when submitting a File Request is now available.
When creating the File Request, simply click on the trashcan icon next to the "Sender's name" field to remove this from the incoming files.
We know that a lot of you have been very keen to see this feature added and we hope it now makes using File Requests a little bit easier for you all.
Thank you for you patience getting to here and for choosing Dropbox!
Have a great day!
Graham
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I agree completely on this feature.
Dropbox, please get with your community and stop closing threads and suppressing comments from users. A 1000 people shouldn't have to vote to get a feature like this implemented, as it is a basic human right NOT TO ALTER OUR PROPETY AND INFORMATION.
I too work in multimedia workflows where projects reference media files based on their NAME. So automatically renaming everything that is uploaded causes a massive headache.
For that reason alone, I just don't use the upload features of Dropbox anymore.
- Walter
Dropbox Community Moderator
- Graham
Community Manager
Hi everyone,
We are very happy to let you all know that the ability to remove the Dropbox username from a file name when submitting a File Request is now available.
When creating the File Request, simply click on the trashcan icon next to the "Sender's name" field to remove this from the incoming files.
We know that a lot of you have been very keen to see this feature added and we hope it now makes using File Requests a little bit easier for you all.
Thank you for you patience getting to here and for choosing Dropbox!
Have a great day!
Graham
- Awesome. Thanks for listening to us on this key issue with this feature.
@sunspots your persistence paid off here. Well done and thank you! OMG! FINALLY!!!!!
This is super exciting and I'm very glad that this was finally added to the file request feature. It's too bad it took so long, but now file requests can actually be a useful feature to the workflow!
Thank you!!!!!!!
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I am excited for all those who will be using this newly added feature, but as for SunSpots, we had already moved on to Box and will be cancelling our Dropbox account at the end of the term. We just can't wait around for things to maybe happen - and hear nothing regarding the status of a request.
How hard is it to respond to users with an occasional :"Hey, thanks for the idea submission. Our team is working on XX at the moment with XX projects in the queue, so evaluation of your idea may take a while - but we'll try and keep you in the loop of where it stands!" (Dropbox, feel free to use that if you'd like - my parting gift to you)
- Graham
Hi all,
I hope you are all well today! I just wanted to drop in again to see if any of you have had the chance to use this new feature when using File Requests?I was wondering a few things. First of all, if this feature works as you had hoped? Also, if you have any feedback on this new feature? Finally, has this feature made your experience of using Dropbox and File Requests better?
Thanks everyone, and have a great day!
Graham
Thanks for adding this feature to remove naming. Unfortunately during upload a user is still required to enter a name and email and that name is still added to the file.
Edit: It seems if you're logged into dropbox, the name is still added to the fileIs there a way to do this via API?
