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Alexey S.2
New member | Level 1
11 years ago
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Sort by name, folders first

Lately my sorting has been screwed up on web version of Dropbox. My files & folders are sorted alphabetically. What I really want is sorting by name, grouping by kind so that folders are displayed fi...
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  • dvmierlo's avatar
    dvmierlo
    8 years ago

    Alphabetical sorting of files and folders on a Mac is a personal preference. OS X provides an option to the user to keep the folders on top.

    Regadless of the platform or application, the user should always have this option.

     

    [This thread is now closed by moderators due to inactivity. If you're experiencing a similar behavior, feel free to start a new discussion in the Dropbox Community here.]

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DaveC2
New member | Level 1
11 years ago

Ahhhhh thats a interesting bit of info, I would agree with you, they must be detecting the browser type and assuming mac users want mac formating.

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