Ability to move items within the "Offline" files list

[edelatorre]

Offline files are now sorted by name, but I still want to be able to move them up/down if I need. I often use the "offline folder" as a "playlist" of Pdf´s that I need in a very specific order.  Why did you take away that option? I really need to be able to move files up/down the list.

[Walter]

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[ryanwilsonfive]

Same here. Please bring this feature back!

[accelerate]

I just realized this feature was missing. I too have a specific order I want to see my offline files. I would rather not have to rename my files just to have them sorted the way I want them to appear.

[Heisenberg]

Yes, I too miss this feature. I play every Sunday at my church and I use Dropbox to load my files. Having them in a specific order really worked out for me.

[970John]

I also really miss not being able to sort the offline folder for my needs. Please bring it back.

[alarmingian]

I really need to be able to sort out in the order I choose these offline folder.

This has now made Dropbox far less useful than before. I am going to have to change our personal and business.

Does anyone know of a Cloud File program that does have offline files I can select the sort order in. Please.

Loosing this feature reduces the usefulness of Dropbox significantly.

[JAQ]

I have used this feature for several years. I'm a comics creator working on dozens of projects at once with several collaborators. I link to current copies of all work in progress in my Offline list, and I organize them by due date (i.e. priority), so I can keep track of which ones are finished, which need prompt attention, etc. File attributes such as size or name or even date are totally counterintuitive for this use.

I also use the feature frequently on my iPad, using it to put together ad hoc presentations: I can select a dozen image files from various locations in my Dropbox storage, slide them into the order I want them (often changing my mind as I go), and then flip thru them for the editor or a customer. The only way to do that now would require first deciding what order to put them in, then renaming the original files in sequence: a really awkward kludge.

This capability has a been a reliable and compelling feature of the app for years, and having it taken away like this torpedoes one of the few things keeping me with Dropbox.

[Heisenberg]

So how does this work? Does Dropbox eventually respond? Are they going to notify us if they plan to restore this feature or not?

[edelatorre]

Come on dropbox, we really need this feature back.

[JAQ]

@Heisenberg I don't think the developers at Dropbox work from a plan or anything like that. I'm pretty sure the way this works is that if they think it would be cool to restore the feature, we'll find out when a new release with it shows up in the App Store.

[JAQ]

If you haven't already, open up the app, select Recents (because the UI no longer makes sense) then tap the gear icon for Settings.  There's a "Send Feedback" option with "Tell us what you dislike" as an option.