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476 TopicsAll my files in Dropbox Paper went missing and I can't find them anywhere.
I have been using Dropbox Paper regularly, and when I logged in today all my past entries went missing. There were zero entries in my dropbox paper. I tried looking at archives too and there was nothing there either. Help!21Views1like1CommentHow to Use Dropbox for a Perfect Valentine’s Day
Valentine’s Day is all about showing appreciation for the special people in your life - a partner, a close friend, or a family member 🤗. Whether you’re celebrating together or from a distance, Dropbox can help you make the day a tiny bit more special. Here are some fun ways to share the love 😻. ❤️ Create a Shared Photo Album Gather all those adorable (and maybe slightly embarrassing) photos and videos from throughout the year into a shared Dropbox folder. Organise them into a digital scrapbook so you can relive your greatest moments 💞. 💌 Plan a Virtual Date If you are in a long distance relationship or perhaps have pals who live far away, Dropbox can help you organise a virtual hang out. Share a playlist , a movie file or even a special dinner recipe so you can enjoy the same experience together, whether it’s a romantic date or a fun night with your besties 🤗. 🎶 Create a Romantic Rewind Playlist Music sets the mood, so why not create the ultimate playlist that reflects your relationship? You can link your favourite songs on Paper and relive the moments you heard them. Whether it's slow ballads, your favorite road trip tunes, or that one song that always makes you both laugh, it’ll be a soundtrack to remember 💗. 🎥 Gift a Personalized Slideshow Make your favourite memories shine by creating a slideshow of your best moments together. Add music, captions, and maybe even some inside jokes, because nothing makes you laugh or brings you closer than a perfectly timed meme in the middle of your sentimental montage 🤓. This Valentine’s Day, use Dropbox to share love, laughter, and and a little extra joy (or romance) with the people who matter most to you. ❤️ Do you have any fun or creative ways to use Dropbox for Valentine’s Day? Let us know below 💬16Views0likes0CommentsThoughts on the new release of Dropbox Paper
This idea was already suggested many years ago and closed for inactivity. The old Dropbox Paper was easy to use, simple and was "what you see is what you get". The new Dropbox Paper introduces lots of new concepts that don't necessarily align I think with how many people have used Dropbox Paper in the past. It could just be me, but seems unlikely. Paper was a useful tool for me to organize my thoughts, write notes, journal ideas, etc... I don't usually like tools in general that try to push me to organize my life into someone else's perspective of how one should operate. I realize that other users may like that, I don't. I don't want "to-dos", "alerts", "notifications", "channels", etc... I like the "sharing" capability, and perhaps some very basic "collaboration", but to turn Dropbox Paper into a complete "Team" solution for ideating is way way beyond what I want to use it for, and I feel a little like the new version of Paper is intended to force users into a way of journaling and writing that maybe isn't what or how they are comfortable operating. Maybe these features could be useful, but on an as-needed basis, without taking away the simplicity that existed prior. It would be great if we could just have something that gives us the old Paper capabilities, with the advantage of treating a "Paper" document just like a dropbox document (which is what I thought the new implementation was all about and I was excited for). Here's the new Dropbox Paper UI. How is this intuitive? "Sections" on the left. "Create new doc" on the main page. Shouldn't I be navigating documents on the left, and each document have sections? Where am I right now? Where are all my paper documents? How do I get to them? What is a section? When I click on "My first section", nothing happens, it doesn't go anywhere. "Brainstorm: Add a topic". What's a topic? I don't brainstorm in Dropbox paper, why is that important? How would you then browse topics? Or is topics part of brainstorming? Is that a document or a "thing" thing in the new Paper application. Do the icons mean each thing on the left is a type of thing, or is it just a clever emoji you can prefix your titles with. What is "Starred" for? If I have 1000 paper documents, why am I starring them like that? Or should it just be maybe "Recent documents". Is "Starred" going to be a new virtual directory tree or a list of starred documents. I feel like it's a bit of a mess of ideas and concepts and terminology. Besides "Create new doc", nothing else makes sense to me. Maybe I am the wrong user. Maybe it was never intended to be used as a simple repository of notes, journals, etc... What's the grand old vision for Paper? Where is it heading and trying to take us as users? I really don't know how to suggest a better idea without a better understanding of what Dropbox Paper is meant to accomplish for users going forward. Is it for the enterprise going forward? Who is Dropbox Paper trying to compete with, because I thought it was pretty unique before in its simplicity. I noticed there's a slack integration? Is the product management group for the application taking their cues from businesses, or are this going to also still be for regular retail-ish consumers. Maybe that can be explained clearly. And then I can decide if it's for me or not, but as-is, I'm not sure how this is going to work for me.147Views1like7CommentsPaper by Dropbox to be discontinued?
I'm seeing a number of posts across social media speculating that Dropbox Paper is to be discontinued. As there has been no Paper by Dropbox app update for 2+ years (since Version 262.2), and because of general user discontent regarding the infamous 2020 update, this rumour seems to be gathering momentum. Could somebody confirm what we should expect (and when) before I start scouting for alternative platforms? Many thanks!62Views1like3CommentsGive us the option to export all Dropbox Paper docs at once
Sadly, the last update to Dropbox Paper ended the "export all at once" feature. This means that all work done only ever exists on Dropbox's servers and there is no backup on my local computer. As long as I could export all at once, I could do weekly backups in case things go awry. This is not possible anymore in the new version. This means I will not be able to use the Paper feature anymore as I cannot accept unsecured work and exporting paper documents one by one for Backup is not practicable. Please bring "export all at once" back to Dropbox Paper.91Views5likes4CommentsMissing folders and Paper docs after migration
For many years I have used Dropbox paper. Made hundreds of folders and papers. Now I have only 10 or so in my migrated section. First of all I had no idea something was about to happen. Maybe I missed mails? I have used paper recently without an issue or a notice that I should do something really quick! Now I have no Idea where to find my files. I have a folder 'Gemigreerde paper documenten' (Dutch) and there is not even 1% of my files. We are working in a team and maybe a college did the migration and I can't see them now? I find this update very disturbing! So dropbox, how can I get them back? Where are they? Thanks!43Views0likes1CommentCannot see shared Dropbox paper documents on Dropbox Paper webpage
Dear Community, Some other guys shared some Dropbox Paper folders with me. I could enter the folder and edit the Paper files through 'notifications' on the upper right of the Dropbox webpage. However, if I go to my Dropbox Paper webpage, I could not see any of the shared Paper files. This seems to happen for my account because when I change a computer or change a browser, I still cannot see the files. But for the other people sharing the folders, they could see the files on their webpage and directly enter it. This is a bit of a problem because if I want to find a file that was shared to me a long time ago, it is difficult to find it through 'notifications', so I wonder how could I fix this problem. Many thanks!!!51Views0likes9CommentsHow to deal with new Dropbox Paper files after migration and locate them?
I am so confused right now. Prior to the upgrade, I had created folders within Dropbox paper so all of my documents are in those folders. I can see those folders within the "Migrated Paper Docs" folder in Dropbox. But when I open the Paper website or the app on my phone, I can't see any of those folders. In theory, I can search for any document that's in those folders, but I want to be able to browse through the folders. I also tried moving the folders from the Migrated folder into the "Paper Docs" folder but nothing happened and I still couldn't see or browse through those folders. On the Paper website, one can now create 'Sections' and move docs into Sections but I have no idea what the use of that is because after creating one, I can't see them within the App. I have no idea what I am supposed to do now to organize this mess. This upgrade should have been seamless to users.211Views1like8CommentsTitle shortcuts the Paper mobile phone app
Title shortcuts the Paper mobile phone app as in the webb applciation. This would allow for swiftly taping in information under a certain title on the go for later review. The shortcut list to titles would as deafult be hidden so it dosent take up space while writing/ reviewing the document. // PhilArch10Views0likes1Comment