Specify target path for "Save to Dropbox" from a Dropbox Link

[Daniel W.8]

I frequently am sent links to large folders in Dropbox (not added as a user in a shared folder).  When this happens, 99% of the time I want to "Save to Dropbox", but 99.99% of the time, I DON'T want to save it to the root folder (where it automatically goes), but rather to some specific path.  When you click "Save to Dropbox" it automatically saves it to the root and plops you into the just-saved folder, but then there's no way to move a folder that you're currently in. So this requires me to make note of the name of the folder, click "All Files", scroll down through my crowded root folder until I find the folder I just saved (since you can't sort folders by modified date), and click the ... to move.  Then I get to actually choose where I want to put it.  Not too bad, but it's two extra clicks plus needing to remember to remember the folder name before clicking out of it, and a potentially long scroll.

Possible solutions to streamline this common workflow: either (1) provide a button in the web view to move a folder that you're currently viewing the contents of, or (2) prompt the user to specify a location when they click "Save to Dropbox".  It can default to root of course, so it's just one more click if that's really what somebody wants.  (I suspect most folks that have used Dropbox for any amount of time don't want yet another folder in their root, let alone one with a folder name that someone else chose.)

Longtime user and appreciator of Dropbox, thanks and please keep up the great work!

[Graham]

This idea has now reached the end of the Share an idea journey and will be moved to closed, A big thank you to everyone who commented, voted and helped get it over the line!

[rkc]

Our organization would consider this a critical feature. In addition to saving a few clicks, this would also save huge amounts of time wasted since we have to wait for the folder to be fully moved into the root folder, and then wait again for it to be fully moved into the actual target folder we want it in.

Often times, the reason I am choosing to "Save to Dropbox" is because the folder is too big to zip/download directly. Once I click "Save to Dropbox," these large folders take a long time for the UI to say it has successfully saved to my Dropbox. The times I have tried moving the folder from the root to the target folder before receiving this message have resulted in the moved folder being incomplete.

There is also no indication of the progress of the Save, meaning I often times need to toggle to other tasks, only to come back hours later to find a huge folder finally synced to the incorrect place.

If there was the option to simply specify where the folder would save to in the first place, this would save us a lot of grief and heartache.

Thank you.

[Jay]

Thank you for sharing your idea.

We have looked into this, but it is not something we are actively working on at this time. 

We regularly review these ideas, and we will keep you updated if this idea moves forward in the future.

[Daniel W.8]

It looks like this has been implemented now.  Thank you!

[Walter]

Hi all!

As you might have noticed, this idea has been delivered as you can now specify the path where files or folders you save through shared links will be stored in your Dropbox account.

Thank you for your support!

[Graham]

This idea has now reached the end of the Share an idea journey and will be moved to closed, A big thank you to everyone who commented, voted and helped get it over the line!