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Snowdog63
Helpful | Level 5
4 years ago
Status:
Closed

Files & Folders to sort by name order

I would like the option to sort files & folders alphabetically. It seems very odd to me to have all the folders bunched up at the top & then all the files afterwards. I assume some users like it this way, so some options for sort order would probably be the best solution.

Just to be clear, I'm not talking about the sort order options that are already in place at the top of the columns in the browser, I mean that when "name" is selected, the entire list will be in name order & not with all the folders at the top.

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    Hannah
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    This idea is going to need a bit more support before we share your suggestion with our team.

     

    We’ve updated the status to encourage more users to back you up!

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    Snowdog63
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    Dropbox used to sort by date taken & your team changed it. For no good reason, as far as I can see.

    This should actually be about the team justifying the change, not users bumping my "idea" to help it gain traction. It's not an "idea". It's something you already used to do before you changed it.

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    Thank you for your idea, while we can’t take every idea forward we do regularly re-review and will update you if anything changes!

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    Walter
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    This idea has been closed as it has reached the end of the Share an Idea process.
     
    Thank you for your suggestion, and if you have another idea to share, please do!