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Stay organized and save time with new folder automation updates
Hey Dropbox Community! We are so excited to introduce new enhancements to the folder automation features to help you stay organized. We’re introducing multiple step automations (up to five), including within subfolders. Now, you can configure multiple automations on selected folders and subfolders to automatically convert uploaded files to PDFs, rename files, add watermarks, and more. Get started by selecting “+Create” under the search bar, then select “Folder,” and finally select “Automated folder.” Tell us about your experience with Dropbox's Folder Automation Features in the comments below! Or comment down below any features you'd love to see to help you stay organized.
How can I turn off automations on a folder?
I set up my new Folder with automated conversion to MP4 because I thought I would need that format. However, I do not. I have been unable to figure out how to turn it off for that Folder. on my PC--I set it up on my iPhone originally. When I go to Settings and Automations on the right side of my PC and Delete the conversion step, I get the attached screen, which does not allow me to Save the change. So I must be doing something wrong.
Receiving images from others
I have a lot of content creators. I would like for them to send photos/videos to me. I understand the dropbox request. Here is my issue: When I receive an image I need to do a few things. Any automation will help. 1. The image has to abide by our content creation guidelines. This will need to be a manual review. In addition to resolution, file type.... I need to look at the picture to see if the content is correct. All pics will start their life in a common folder ** For Review ** 2. Issue 1: if the image does not meet the guidelines, I need to reject it and notify the creator. I would like to simplify this as I will be getting a lot of pictures and flipping back and forth to email does not scale. 3. Issue 2: if the image is approved, I need to easily capture this so that the creator can get credit for the image. I would also like to notify the creator that their image was accepted. 4. Issue 3: is there a way to simplify the tagging process? Each image may have several tags that will allow me to search and find the image a variety of ways. 5. Finally I need to send the image to the correct folder for safe keeping. My thoughts on folder structure is ** creator name>year>month **. Is there an automated way to do this after approval? Any help is greatly appreciated.
Why does automation only convert to 128kbps MP3s?
I'm trialling automation to convert a bunch of WAV files into MP3s, however it looks like they are being converted to 128kbps MP3s (quite a low bitrate) and there doesn't seem to be an option to change it to a higher bitrate. Ideally I need them converted to 320kbps files. Does anyone have any workarounds?Automated Folders Do Not Work
I have tried contacting support and they don't do anything to help. I have a folder full of files that I set up to be automatically sorted. It sorts 13 files and stops. I then have to delete and redo the automation. I don't have time to redo the automation every few minutes.
