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Advanced search based on key phrases
I seriously need advanced searching.
Dropbox used to have these features (like search exact phrase) in 2015, but somehow removed them. So how can I do advanced searching in dropbox? Like:
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Hello Rhut,
It doesn't seem as though the new operators do much to help Dropbox search. Without the ability to search for exact phrases within a document, I don't see how any of this helps solve any of the problems that we've been talking about.
1. DATES - It's a nice feature, but is only a small step up from sorting and scrolling.
2 DOC TITLES - This is only a moderate step-up from sorting a folder and scrolling (which may actually be faster). Also, the documentation says
"Note: The document title may not be the same as the folder or file name". If the "title" I can search for may not be the file name, then I don't see how any user can reliably use the "TITLE" operator to find any specific document.
3. AND / OR - These are borderline useless, as DB currently ignores word order. So any given search using AND/OR is likely to return countless numbers of documents that are unrelated to what a user is looking for.
The only way these operators become useful is to also add the exact phrases.
Are there plans to add searches for exact phrases? Or is it still a situation in which we'd all be better just switching to another service?
Hi all,
It is now March 2024 and it seems exact phrase search for document content is still not working? Can you please give an indication when this will be addressed?
Kind regards,
Koen
Ps: we have been Pro customer for over 10 years with a group of about 10...
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