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File names are cut off on the Dropbox site
How is it possible for an app this old to still not allow a user to alter the field length? 20 odd characters is grossly insufficient for anyone with real organisation habits. Why can I not simpl...
Has this been solved already? I'm facing the same problem with a folder that was shared with me. Using windows 11, doesn't matter which browser I try Chrome, Firefox, Edge, ...
It shouldn't be that hard for Dropbox support to reproduce this issue.
Look at all the whitespace, but no way to see the full file and folder names which unfortunately all start the same...
- Hannah
Dropbox Community Moderator
Hey EvertA, thanks for the nudge here and sorry to see that you're having this issue.
When hovering over the column headers line (the line with the "name", "modified" and "size" options) with your mouse, do the column separators appear for you?
You should be able to adjust the width of each column with those separators.
I tested it on my end and it works for me, so can you check and let me know if you're seeing a different behavior?
Make sure to also try private browsing, to see if that makes a difference.
