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blegion47
Helpful | Level 6
8 months ago
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To be able to right click and search through tags.

I'm an Evernote user from the early days. Tagging items has been something I'm accustomed to for a long time. I'm bummed that Dropbox isn't taking full advantage of these. They are not easy to get to...
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Jay
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8 months ago

Hi blegion47, thanks for bringing this to our attention.

Could you provide more clarification on your suggestion, on how the Dropbox team could go forward with this, or what would be useful for your workflow?

This would help other users to also vote for your idea.

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blegion47
Helpful | Level 6
8 months ago

I would love to be able to right-click a file or folder (or more than one at a time) and select one of my most popular tags/see the list of tags and select one. 

For example - in a large folder of files. I may have files for different types of work that are broadly grouped by the folder. Tags would help me quickly spot the files that are related and go together. If they are color-coded (even automatically colored) that would help me spot those related things. 

Example Folder: Personnel

  • File 1 - #personnel #documentation #notes #meeting-notes #2025
  • File 2 - #personnel #planning #growth #expansion
  • File 3 - #personnel #documentation #former-staff
  • etc.

 

I would love for the tag(s) to be visible in a column while I scroll through my files to easily spot them. This would potentially allow me to sort/filter by them.

I would love for the tag(s) to be grouped in an area on the sidebar so I can see what tags exist and sort them accordingly. Would also help if the same tag needs to be used across multiple folders.

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    Megan
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    8 months ago

    Hey blegion47​, thanks for letting us know more!

    I'm going to keep this idea open, with the main focus being the ability to right click on files/folders and search your existing tags.

    Since you mentioned some additional feature requests related to tagging, I'd suggest posting those as separate ideas, to avoid any confusion, and maintain clarity.

    You can see some helpful tips about submitting your ideas here.  

    Thanks a bunch!