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search for partial file name across all my dropbox folders or another way to tag files?

search for partial file name across all my dropbox folders or another way to tag files?

Torsten2
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This should be so straightforward - I would like to tag certain files when I upload them, for instance with something like "$$" anywhere in their file name, so that at tax time I can easily get a listing of all files that contain this tag "$$" in their name and I can easily prepare my taxes.

Not so easy after all. 

On my Mac, unless I download all my dropbox to the local disc and use the "finder" search function and set it to "on my mac", there are no results. 

Does anyone have any ideas on how to tag files that you would like to easily be able to search for in your dropbox? 

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Jay
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The article I linked contains the information needed to add tags onto files. 

 

It can only be done via the site, and not in the Dropbox desktop application or in the Finder window.


Jay
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Jay
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Hi @Torsten2, thanks for bringing this to our attention.

 

Have you tried tagging files on the Dropbox site in order to search for them?

 

This will help me to assist further!


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Torsten2
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How do I do that please? And are you saying, this can only be done on dropbox.com, not on the app?

Jay
Dropbox Staff
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The article I linked contains the information needed to add tags onto files. 

 

It can only be done via the site, and not in the Dropbox desktop application or in the Finder window.


Jay
Community Moderator @ Dropbox
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