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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 donât 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: âAll photos this yearâ âTravelâ âFavoritesâ 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 thatâs already there
The text goes backwards when filling out fields in Dropbox sign (preview mode).
Hi, I can't be the only one with this issue. Here is the bullet point format of the issue: Create a template using a PDF file. Started with the basics like using the "Name" field Used multiple text fields Entered in preview mode to test entering data I then click the name field I want to enter a name (example), David, What actually is happening when i type D, the cursor goes behind the D, so when I type A its now AD and not DA This is mind boggling and ive been googling and cannot to get it figured out. I had my colleague test it ( thinking its my pc or browser ) Nope, it behaves the same. Surely im missing something here?
Loss of reliable âDate Modifiedâ behavior is destroying file discovery and productivity
I need to raise a serious productivity issue that has fundamentally broken how I work in Dropbox. For years, my workflow depended on being able to sort and find files reliably by Date Modified. This is not a ânice to haveâ feature, it is essential for meeting deadlines. I work across many active projects and frequently need to locate the most recently edited file quickly. Since Dropbox began forcing background indexing / âmodifyingâ files, the Date Modified field has effectively become meaningless. Files that I have not touched are suddenly marked as modified, while files I actually worked on recently are buried or out of order. What used to take seconds now takes hours. This has had very real consequences: I can no longer trust sorting by Date Modified I waste huge amounts of time opening files just to verify which version is current My ability to meet deadlines has been severely impacted My productivity has dropped dramatically To be clear: This is not user error, not a learning curve issue, and not a preference change. This is a regression in core file-management behavior. If Dropbox needs to index files internally, that process should not overwrite or redefine the user-visible âDate Modifiedâ metadata. That breaks established OS-level workflows and makes Dropbox actively hostile to professional use. At minimum, Dropbox needs to provide one of the following: A way to preserve true file modification dates A separate, clearly labeled field for âLast Indexedâ or âDropbox Activityâ Or an option to disable indexing behaviors that rewrite modified timestamps Right now, Dropbox is making it harder, not easier, to find my own work. I am genuinely questioning whether I can continue using it for professional projects if this behavior remains. I would really appreciate a response from Dropbox staff acknowledging this issue and explaining whether a fix or workaround is planned.
Can no longer add album art to mp3s in the Dropbox folder
Operating System: Windows 11 Home Dropbox App Version: 239.4.8301 Question or Issue As of last night, I can no longer add album art to mp3s using the program mp3tag. I seem to be able to edit all other metadata. This seems to only be a problem if the files are in my Dropbox folder! What I've tried: Editing other metadata fields. Worked fine. Pause Dropbox, in case it was mid-sync. Nope. And sync is up to date. Make a "new" version by converting the file (open in Audacity, copy waveform into a new window, export as mp3). Nope. Computer restart, several times as I went through the processes below. Moved files out of Dropbox and tried adding art. This was successful! I put the files back in Dropbox and tried to edit again, and could not. Upgrading Dropbox to latest version. Downgraded Dropbox a few versions. Upgraded again. Made sure mp3tag was up to date. Latest version release was from November 11, 2025, so it seems unlikely to have broken due to that long-ago update. Uninstalled Dropbox. Success! I was able to edit all mp3 files, no issue. Obviously, not ideal, because I need to back things up! Reinstalled Dropbox. Failure. Can no longer add album art. Checked if other kinds of files can be edited. Can edit images and .txt documents, stopped there. Issue really seems to just by album art for mp3s. Checked if files were read-only, they are not. Folders are marked as indeterminate, but this seems to be a Windows behavior. No hidden files found. Checked security/permissions. Authenticated users, SYSTEM, and Administrators have full permissions (except "Special permissions," which I wasn't able to enable for anyone.) Plain "Users" did not have write permission, but when I enabled write permission, this did not resolve the issue. I haven't tried messaging support, yet, since hopefully someone can guess what I'm missing.
My files appear to be empty after editing
Hello, I'm on an ASUS Zenbook running Windows 11. I have a shared dropbox folder that constantly has files getting wiped/copied (when they get copied they are empty) showing up on the dropbox. It always shows me editing the file and its usually multiple at the exact same time. All the files have nothing in them and instead are blank. I know you can restore the file but its been happening for months and across multiple different shared folders and its honestly a headache to fix. Help appreciated, thanks in advance.
