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Dropbox modified filter for folders doesn't show modified date.
When I view my files and folders in my Dropbox account online, the "Modified" sort column will not show dates for any folders in my account. The column only shows two hypens for each folder instead o...
Yeah, I'm specifically talking about folders. Files sync from Dropbox Web to the Windows Dropbox app with their modified-dates intact, but folders do not. So all folders that are synced from Dropbox to the PC have the a modified date of the date they were synced, even if they were modified weeks/months ago on Dropbox web.
Nancy
Dropbox Staff
Dropbox Staff@jbenton42, this sounds like it may be expected, but let’s check a few more things together.
Can you clarify the syncing status of your Dropbox app? If you add files to your folders via the website or the desktop app, do you see them on the other platform?
Yes everything syncs fine
- Megan
Hey @jbenton42!
The modification date shown on the web should match the one shown on the desktop on a file level.
So, in this case, you can review the date modified of the content instead of the folder itself.
All in all, if the app is "Up to date" and what you see locally matches what you see online, as far as your files are concerned, you should be good.
In any case, if you ever run into a syncing issue, we'll be here and ready to help!It's just that I have a lot of projects from different dates, filed into different project folders. Often I need to sort those folders by date to see which one was most recent, but since Dropbox doesn't maintain the folder dates upon sync, it makes this impossible
