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emr1's avatar
emr1
New member | Level 2
18 days ago

How to view the full date in a directory listing on the site?

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Web
Operating System/Browser (if using the web)
Firefox/Chrome MacOS
Question or Issue

How do I view full dates, not relative dates, when listing files and folders? So basically:

<filename> <type> <2025-11-30 21:55>

Not "one hour ago"

nor "six months ago" 

Relative dates mean nothing to my use cases.

6 Replies

  • Jay's avatar
    Jay
    Icon for Dropbox Community Moderator rankDropbox Community Moderator
    18 days ago

    Hi emr1, thanks for messaging the Community!

    Are you only referring to the files as they appear on the Dropbox site?

    Have you changed any settings on the account page?

    Any other info or screenshots would be helpful!

  • Pikamander2's avatar
    Pikamander2
    Experienced | Level 13
    18 days ago

    Assuming that this is for https://www.dropbox.com/home , then you can right click a folder and select "Folder Info", which will display some info about the folder including the full datetime of its last modification.

  • emr1's avatar
    emr1
    New member | Level 2
    11 days ago

    This doesn't help at all. Yes, it's on the home page. I need to sort, and see at a glance what the exact date and time is. The website does not provide this. (for example, you can typically edit your filesystem's manager settings to display this information, either through locale settings or round about general system preferences, etc.)

  • emr1's avatar
    emr1
    New member | Level 2
    11 days ago

    Pikamander2​ is referencing the page I am referring to. Even though I already set my date/time settings in preferences. It still says ..."ago"

  • Walter's avatar
    Walter
    Icon for Dropbox Community Moderator rankDropbox Community Moderator
    11 days ago

    Hey emr1 - thanks for the update on this.

    Can you clear your browser's cache and/or try another browser and let me know if you get the same results?

    If you do, I'd appreciate a screenshot too. 

  • Megan's avatar
    Megan
    Icon for Dropbox Community Moderator rankDropbox Community Moderator
    4 days ago

    Hey emr1!

    Hope things are going smoothly! Just wanted to check if you still need a hand. If all's well, feel free to share what did the trick.

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