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sort photos in folders by date taken
I have organized some of my photos into folders. Within those folders, the only option to sort by date is by the modified date, which appears to be when I uploaded the photos into the folder. However, if I look at the file info on the photo, I can see the date taken or date created, which appears to be when I took the photo. It would be very helpful to be able to sort all the photos in a folder by the date taken.
Facial recognition
Facial recognition would be a useful tool in Dropbox. My Dad recently died and I had to quickly find photos of him for the funeral. I used Google Photos for this which has a photo recognition function but I have more photos in Dropbox so would have liked to have been able to search through my Dropbox files too.
Unread Comments
Request to re-add the unread comments filter to the preview window (where the starred tab is). Manually sorting through every image to find client feedback is time-consuming. Reinstating this button would significantly streamline the review process by isolating images that require immediate attention.Centralized Tag Directory
In addition to having folders and files within dropbox having some kind of icon indicating they have tags associated with them, another key feature would be to have a centralized tag directory or "pool" that could allow users to not only view all active or inactive tag, but also delete and add en masse tags to files and/or folders as well. The line of work I deal with as a Global Asset Coordinator is that I am building out and organizing our assets in various ways and levels. Automation tools have been a help, but to truly achieve maximum efficiency and ease of use for all of our users and employees, making the above a reality will be a huge win and game changer for many. Finally with that, having a dedicated search to tags would be a tremendous step forward as well to go with the tag directory.
View in folder, Save to folder buttons in screenshot quick-actions popup.
Summary: After taking a screenshot on Windows with the Dropbox desktop app, I almost always need to move it to the right Dropbox folder. Current behavior: The quick-actions popup doesn’t include an option to open the screenshot’s folder, or to save it to a different folder, so I have to manually find it in the Screenshots folder and then move it. Requested behavior: Add a “View in folder” button and/or a “Save to folder” button directly in the post-screenshot quick-actions popup so I can immediately open the file’s location or choose a destination folder. The Save to folder could be under the Save in a dropdown menu and the View in Folder could be on the top bar to the left of the Save button. Why it helps: Faster organization right after capture, fewer clicks, and a smoother workflow for frequent screenshots.
Dropbox new organized photo experience
I already use Dropbox as my main place to store and back up all of my photos. I intentionally don’t keep photos on my phone to avoid using device storage, so everything lives in Dropbox. The challenge is that my photos are now scattered across many folders, because folders are currently the only way to organize them. While this works for storage, it makes it hard to browse, rediscover, and enjoy my photos the way I can in a native Photos app. What I would love is a dedicated Photos section inside Dropbox that treats photos as photos, not just files in folders. What this Photos experience could include: A Photos tab (separate from folders) Automatically surfaces all photos stored anywhere in Dropbox Folder structure stays intact in Files, but Photos are unified in one view (or maybe we can select which folders will be part of the photo section Date-based browsing View photos by date taken, not upload date or folder location Easily see: All photos from a specific year, Months, days, or events This would let me access all photos from one year in one place, without photos from other years mixed in Map view If photos include GPS metadata, show them on a map Ability to zoom into countries or cities and see photos taken there This would make travel photos especially easy and enjoyable to explore Filters and smart views Filter by: Date range, Location, Media type (photos vs videos), Smart groupings like: “All photos this year” “Travel” “Favorites” Gallery-style experience Clean grid view with zoomable thumbnails, Date headers, Album creation without needing to reorganize folders This would allow me to keep using Dropbox as my primary photo storage solution, while also having a modern, intuitive photo browsing experience, similar to native phone photo apps, without relying on phone storage. Since many users already store large photo libraries in Dropbox, a native Photos experience would unlock much more value from content that’s already thereAllow multiple files to be un-starred at a time
I have a large number of files that are starred. There seems to be a limit of 2000 that can be starred before they then don't appear when you apply the starred filter (which is a ridiculous limit) Even more ridiculous is that I can't un-star multiple files at once - i have to un-star each file individually - which is going to take a long time if I have over 2000!! Please, please, please build the ability to un-star files in bulk. It beggars belief that this isn't already a feature and I have to ask for it.
