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Change order of starred files by dragging and dropping

Change order of starred files by dragging and dropping

MrRogers83
Helpful | Level 6

Hello,

I have maybe a half dozen files/folders currently that I have starred for easy access on my Home page, and I am wondering if there is a way to control what order they are in besides un-starring them and then re-starring with the fact that the most recent will be at the top in mind?

That method is really cumbersome, but it bothers me seeing them in whatever random order I happened to star them, as well as the fact that anything over 5 is hidden by default so potentially the most important file is not even immediately visible when I sign in.

If there is not currently another way to do this that I am overlooking, I'd like to submit it as a suggestion for future options. The ability to drag and drop them into the order a person prefers would be awesome, but even being able to organize by type, ETC would be an improvement.

Thanks!

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Nancy
Dropbox Staff

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!

Status changed to: Closed
16 Comments
Lusil
Dropbox Staff
 
Although there’s currently not a way to organize starred files on your account, I’d be more than happy to pass your comments along to the dev team for future consideration. 
 
If you have any other comments or thoughts you’d like me to forward, don’t hesitate to get back to us. Cheers!
MrRogers83
Helpful | Level 6

Thank you, I appreciate it.

devin573
New member | Level 2

Please get starred folders. It is the only way to work with files

Twyfry
Helpful | Level 5

The starred function is great for home page and fast access to most frequently needed files and folders.  However it woudl be even better if you could edit the order in which the items appear, by dragging etc.   At present the only way o order in a given fashion is to write everything down you need and add them in reverse order to the blank list.  Or am I missing something here?  Thanks.

Lusil
Dropbox Staff
Thanks for sharing your thoughts on this, @Twyfry
 
You’re right, currently there’s no way to change the order of starred items manually, but I’ve made sure to pass your comments along to the dev team for future review. 
 
I’ve also moved your post to the Share an idea section of the Forum so as to keep track of your feedback. 
 
If you have any other ideas for us, don’t hesitate to give us a shout. Cheers!
Daphne
Dropbox Staff

This idea is going to need a bit more support.

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

Status changed to: Gathering Support
El Torito
New member | Level 2

Hi all,

 

Currently it seems like the list of starred folders sorts with the most recently added at the top. I recently upvoted an idea to be able to manually sort the list of starred folders. I'd really like to be able to manually drag and order them in any order I wished. Hopefully the developers can do this without too much difficulty.

 

Cheers

AndrewA
Explorer | Level 4

Hi,

Any update on this issue?

It would be such an improvement to be able to have the starred items organized in some way (other than the current one which is by most recently added).

Alphabetically at minimum but user-defined drag/drop would be the ultimate.

Thanks.

ReenR
New member | Level 2

Yes!!! I have 12 documents starred and I have been trying to figure out how to reorder them so the documents I use the most are at the top of the list. I guess I haven't been able to figure it out because the feature does not exist. Please add the ability to edit order of starred docs on the Home page.

JenL
Explorer | Level 3

Yes! I do like a regular order of folders for easy access, but I also want to be able to group folders based on temporary activity, like tax season, or refinancing, or photo collations. Click and drag to new position ability would be great. Maybe further a reset to standard order option would be further fabulous!

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16 votes received Status: Closed