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Scrolling folders in mobile app

Scrolling folders in mobile app

Simonp0123
Explorer | Level 4

It used to be that you could quickly access folders using the alphabet down the side in the mobile app. This has been changed. Now, if you tap any of the letters you are taken straight to the bottom of the page. I have a folder with approximately 1000 subfolders. It’s quite irritating having to manually scroll down the list to get to, say, the folders beginning with M. This was an extremely useful feature, when it existed. Why remove it? Mega and Sync at lease have a bar you can use to quickly scroll down. Dropbox doesn’t even have this feature.

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Walter
Dropbox Staff

Hey @Simonp0123, sorry to hear you're having issues with this.

 

Can you please clarify your device's OS and the version of our mobile app installed there as well?

 

Have you cleared the app's cache since you first noticed this issue?

 

Let me know and we'll take it from there. 


Walter
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Simonp0123
Explorer | Level 4
Hi Walter
I’m using iOS 15.7 and the latest version of the app. This problem has persisted for for maybe a couple of years (at least one year, anyway). I haven’t cleared the app’s cache so I’ll give that a go.

Simonp0123
Explorer | Level 4
Clearing the cache doesn’t make any difference

Megan
Dropbox Staff

Hi @Simonp0123, out of curiosity: have you tried uninstalling the Dropbox app on your mobile, then re-installing it? 

 

Also, how are you sorting your folders (name, last modified, size or type)? 


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Simonp0123
Explorer | Level 4
Hi Megan

I haven’t tried uninstalling then reinstalling. I shall try this later when I get home.
My folders are all sorted by name.

Megan
Dropbox Staff

Hi @Simonp0123, take your time! 

 

Once you've tried uninstalling the app, let me know of the results and we'll take it from there. Thank you, Simon! 


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Simonp0123
Explorer | Level 4
Hi Megan

This doesn’t work either. I still get taken to the very bottom of the list regardless of which letter I tap

Megan
Dropbox Staff

Hey Simon, I just sent you an email in order for us to have a closer look into this.  

 

Reply back to me, and I'll see you there. 


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Rammi-Kanj
Explorer | Level 4
The Dropbox iPhone application has a search bar on the right hand side of the screen with letters A-Z which do not function, you can only select A which takes you to the top of page and B which takes you to the bottom of the page, the other letter do nothing when pressed, it’s hard to navigate through a large folder with many folders.
This is not a new issue and has been around for several years. Hopefully dropbox get this fixed soon.
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