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afoster002
New member | Level 2
12 months ago
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How can I turn off the preview on the site?

Dropbox apparently introduced new functionality that forces a large preview window every time a file is selected.  The vast majority of time this degrades my efficiency in using Dropbox.  I can't fin...
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  • derrickyee's avatar
    derrickyee
    12 months ago

    Hello, 

     

    You can turn off the feature by toggling the view to "Full Screen" under the Layout menu

     

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derrickyee
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12 months ago

Hello, 

 

You can turn off the feature by toggling the view to "Full Screen" under the Layout menu

 

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Joseph C.23
Collaborator | Level 9
10 months ago

How do we disable this completely? No Preview at all?

  • derrickyee's avatar
    derrickyee
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    10 months ago

    Hello! The "full screen" option will essentially act as disable the feature completely / have not right panel on your browse screen. 

    • Joseph C.23's avatar
      Joseph C.23
      Collaborator | Level 9
      10 months ago

      Thank you.
      Please keep the website as simple as possible. 

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