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194 TopicsPersistent Indicator for Files with Unresolved Comments
Currently, Dropbox shows a comment notification only when a comment is new or unread. Once the comment is read, the indicator disappears even if the comment is not resolved. This makes it hard to see which files still require attention. I would like Dropbox to introduce a persistent visual indicator (badge, icon, number, highlight, or any small marker) that appears whenever a file has unresolved comments, regardless of whether they have been read already. Why this matters: Teams use comments for review and approvals. After reading a comment, there is no quick way to see that the file still needs action. Users must open each file and check the comments panel to find unresolved comments. This leads to missed feedback and slower collaboration. How it could work: Show a small badge next to the file name in the file list when unresolved comments exist. In the file preview, show a subtle âunresolved commentsâ indicator even if all comments are read. User impact: This would help teams working with shared documents by making outstanding work visible at a glance, reducing mistakes and speeding up reviews.124Views1like2CommentsShow full filenames for transfers under desktop app notifications.
As a UX person, it always hurts me when I see somewhere people hides useful information behind their nonsense thinking. It's like "Let's not think and do whatever you can" It's their Desktop APP notification about a Transfer download. "Your transfer was just downloaded" Do you guys have any clue what transfers are downloaded without clicking on the little button "Manage"? You are viewing notification on the app, but clicking on manage will get you to the browser and look below, Dropbox doesn't have enough room to show the full name of the transfer? I would like to fire the Dropbox UX guy and give him/her 100 lashes for this odd UX behavior. Is AI the Nonsense doing these? And guess what, they were able to show the name for the Transfers that are being expired. Amazing, right? But couldn't show the name of the Transfers those are downloaded which has more importance sometimes. Any Dropbox UX person out their to explain the situation. And I'm sorry how I wrote this up, but I've been using Dropbox for over a decade and I'm tired of this and finally took the time put it here. NB: I love this forum editor. It's the best among others I've used for a while. Thank you!160Views1like3CommentsThe default notification settings on this forum should be set to "Never".
This should be set to never by default. It is not URGENT to get notifications about badges. It's just not. I do not care and I would assume most people just tryingto get answers to their quetions do not care either. For those that do care, they should opt in. Otherwise this is just spammy in my inbox. Thanks.46Views0likes1CommentSuppress or disable notifications at the team or group level
I am requesting a feature to disable notifications for all users or even better a group of users during a change management window (CMW). As example of a change management of migrating folders from personal shares to team folder shares. My current SOP is to block email notifications from no-reply@dropbox.com during my migration window, however notifications still go through to the desktop and web app. The e-mail hold captures messages unrelated to my migration as well which I am able to release for delivery. Ideally I could scope the suppression to a group and have it automatically expire based on a preset time. This secondary feature would prevent an admin from forgetting to enable notifications again after a CMW closes. Here is a forum link that points to others with a similar request https://www.dropboxforum.com/discussions/101001019/disable-all-notifications-as-team-admin-for-all-members-/65604570Views0likes1CommentShow notification icons on files that have comments
In "grid" layout, display an icon for each file that has comments against it. Suggested icon - styled similarly to the notification bell icon in the top menu, but shape is a speech bubble. Just like the notification icon shows a red dot when you have new notifications, and a white number within that dot telling you how many new notifications there are, the speech bubble icon should show a red dot when there are new/unread comments on the file and there should be a white number telling you how many new comments there are. Clicking the speech bubble causes the larger panel to appear on right of screen (as it currently does - at least currently for photos), but that panel should be shifted to the left and a new panel should open beside the file (ie on the very right edge of the screen) that shows the discussion thread for that file. At the bottom of that panel is a data entry area where you may start a new comment. Importantly, the speech bubble icon should be permanently displayed in the grid view and not rely on the mouseover action. In the event some users would prefer not to have this new icon displayed, provide a user setting where users may disable the permanent display of this icon. When permanent display is disabled, then the user must mouseover the file in the grid format in order to see the icon (similar to how the star icon only appears when you mouseover a file). Although I have described desktop here, similar functionality should be introduced to the mobile app also.167Views1like2CommentsSearch inside Comments + Jump to Timestamp in Audio - Please Help us Audio Professional teams!
Comments on audio files which allow for time stamped notes are incredibly powerful for audio engineers, musicians, voice talent, authors, and associated producers and editors who, if anything like me, have literally over a thousand hours of improvisational recordings / sketches / works in progress in my Dropbox, and that's just stereo mix-downs that I bounce down after each session and immediately upload to Dropbox as I head out for a walk to drive to skip through / review - sometimes up to 3-4 hours of material each day - and when I hear those magic moments, I add a comment! Sadly, as it stands, not only do I have to remember which file had which comments, but I have to sift through the comments individually to see details. Some ability to keyword search inside comments, or a custom Tagging ability to at least bring me to the correct file, would be incredibly helpful. To reduce UI disruption or clutter, perhaps searching for keywords inside comments via the iOS App (where I access my hours of daily Dropbox use) could simply be ignored unless enabled by selecting a newly added 'Comments' category in the File Type dropdown! The results could be anything from just a list of files with comments matching the query (that alone would be immensely helpful) to more of a list of the query highlighted among the comments context, or some other format of result. To make it invaluable for audio professionals - add the ability to click on the result to start playback of the audio at the Timestamp OF the comment! I'd gladly add RePlay to my account if similar features were added there, but crucially I'm interested in adding notes not from the editing platform, but from the simple, regular Dropbox App / player - in addition to my personal primary desire for such a feature, consider the advantage of being able to reliably receive and importantly find input from the NON-PROFESSIONALS in this new media market - a simple tap to add / search to find / scroll or filter to browse commenting system can easily manage that - something dead simple for the non-technical author's request / 'big idea' producer's note (which was previously done in sharpie; not in sophisticated software) / editor's last minute tweak/publisher's quirky demand / etc. - a timestamped comment is all a professional really needs - the important part is lowering the barrier so that non-technical contributors MAKE the comment. With the skyrocketing volume of Podcast and Audiobook content involving teams of professionals (Talent / Authors / Editors / Audio Engineers / Producers / Publishers / etc), just a little love in order to flesh out the Comments feature a bit could have a lot of professional applications and appeal! Alternatives exist, but I enjoy Dropbox. I've been a pro user for 17+ years, and I truly rely on it, and on the 3TB+ of audio files I'm constantly scrubbing through in the App. But as our libraries grow, so too must search and organizational tools! I can attest that being unable to track down a comment you just made the day before is definitely not fun! Anyway, thank you for the trusty and reliable service all these years, and for reading this long to anybody that has! : ) - jesse40Views0likes1CommentGetting low space notifications when I have plenty of space
I am getting extremely tired of getting "You're running out of space!" notifications. I'm not running out of space. I have more than 1GB free. If these don't stop, I think I'll just move everything to iCloud Drive and delete Dropbox.Solved392Views0likes12CommentsHow do I end "Background items Added" notification and/or process?
I uninstalled Dropbox but keep getting this annoying notification on my mac that Dropbox is adding items that can run in the background even though the app is deleted and it is disabled in the appropriate setting. How do I get this to end once and for all? Thanks!Solved11KViews0likes19CommentsTurn off email notifications for file request uploads.
Hi there. We run a community radio station, and people are constantly uploading new audio files to us, so our email account is getting bombarded with notifications every time a new file arrives. We check our Dropbox account regularly, so these notifiations are completely unnecesssary, and we would like to have the option of turning them off. I looked through the Dropbox forums, and it appears as though other users have been requesting this feature for many years, but you still haven't implemented it! Can you pleae take this into consideration?285Views5likes4Comments