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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 thereExportable & Editable Folder Map
As Dropbox accounts grow over time, folder structures become complex, deeply nested, and hard to manage. Currently, I can view their folder hierarchy in the web UI, but I cannot export it, nor can I reorganize folders at scale without manually dragging items one by one. This makes large-scale cleanup, restructuring, and collaboration planning unnecessarily time-consuming and error-prone. Introduce a Folder Map feature that allows users to: Download a full folder map: Export the entire Dropbox folder hierarchy (folders only, optional files) maybe like a visual map (mind-map style) Edit the folder map in-app: Reorganize folders by: drag & drop, bulk move / rename, nesting or flattening structures(no files are moved yet: this is a planning layer) Apply changes in bulk: Once confirmed, Dropbox executes the reorganization safely: Shows a preview of changes, highlights conflicts or permissions issues, allows rollback
Deleting multiple duplicated in a single operation
I often find duplicate photos in several folders using the 'Find duplicates' feature. Currently, I have to delete selected photos from each duplicate set one by one. It would be helpful if I could select all the photos I want to delete across multiple sets and remove them in a single operation. This would make managing duplicates much faster and more efficient.Extraction of the current structure for Folders/Users/grants
Now it's not possible to extract the current structure for Folders/Users/grants. It would be great to have the possibilities for an organization to extract via excel the complete structure of the: folders files users grants (read/write) in order to make easier a reorganization of the information above. And after the review of the information to have the possibility to upload it in order to apply the changes.
Configurable Camera Upload Subdirectories
I use Dropbox primarily for backing up my photos. Most of which are uploaded from my iPhone camera roll. In my situation, I have 5 family members uploading files to “Camera Uploads”. There a lot of times that the pictures my kids upload are screenshots, or memes or other non-sense. Since space is at a premium, I often have to manually delete files that have been uploaded. My idea is this, I would like to specify a folder that each member of my family uses to upload their photos. For example, if I specify a folder named “Danny”, I would expect my photos are uploaded to “Camera Uploads/Danny”.The folder specification would be per phone. So, my phone would specify “Danny”. My wife’s phone would specify “Katie”, etc. This will make a it easier for me to “clean up” my photos.
Have option to block drag and drop on Dropbox Team sub folders
Hello, For the Windows desktop app. Have the option to block drag and drop on Dropbox Team sub-folders (or only allow for admins, or only allow for selected members). One of the issues with Windows, is that users who are not proficient with using a mouse will sometimes move the mouse at the same time as they double-click on a folder. Their intention is to select and enter that folder. However in some instances, when the mouse is moved at the same time as the double-click, the selected folder can be inadvertently moved (i.e. an unintentional drag and drop is performed). This then creates havoc for all Dropbox users, because the user responsible for the drag-and-drop is typically not aware that they have performed that action. So the net outcome, is that the folder (and any sub-folders) have been unintentionally moved and no one is the wiser until someone else comes looking for the folder or one of the sub-folders. I would like to be able to prevent / restrict this behaviour.Persistent 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 “unresolved comments” 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.
Viewing my files in a chronological order- especially necessary for photographs.
Viewing my files in a chronological order- especially necessary for photographs. An example of the need for the photos that I put in a folder for a client is this- I photographed a construction site to capture existing conditions along a perimeter of a project. It’s important that all the photos facing north be grouped together- one shot after another. If the client wants to follow along the walk and the conditions, it just doesn’t make sense for the shots to be out of order. Not only that, it makes me look unorganized and unprofessional. Another example is taking photos of a goalie at at soccer game. Doesn’t it seem logical that the shots would reflect the action of the ball and the player in the order that the ball is played? Having the shots in order is a necessity. Having to search and arrange myself takes extra time. I view this organizational tool as a priority. Thank you.Option to convert 'Available' to 'Available Offline'
Dropbox makes the distinction between Available Offline (local copy might be deleted to save space) and Always Available Offline (local copy will never be deleted by Dropbox). The former has the white icon with green border and checkmark, the latter the green icon with white checkmark. I want to be able to change files and folders from Available Offline (AO), to Always Available offline (AAO). Currently, Dropbox does not offer that possibility directly. The only way to achieve this effect is to convert the AO files/folders to Online Only (OO) first, and then select Make available offline. This is a time-consuming process, as Dropbox removes the local copies when converting to OO, and then re-downloads all the content. Unnecessarily, I might add, since all the content had local copies to begin with. Since the conversion from AO to AAO should be nothing more than changing some kind of flag on the files and folders, it should be a simple matter to provide a command for that purpose. And the opposite conversion (from AAO to AO) should also be available. (Currently, for AAO content, the only option is OO as well.) This is relevant for user who use the option to automatically save space. They want control over which files are and aren't candidates for removal of their local copies. But this is also relevant for people who currently do not use that option. When they decide to turn that option on, they do not want to run the risk of seeing their local copies vanish into the cloud without any control over which files are thus OO'ed. So, two additional commands in the context menu for Dropbox folders and files: On AO files and folders, something like Always keep this item on this device. On AAO files and folders, something like This item may be made OO to save space. (On OO files and folders, the Make available offline command is already in place for the conversion to AAO.)