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Swe T.'s avatar
Swe T.
New member | Level 1
10 years ago
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How to Clear or Remove the Recent file list in mobile apps

I want to clear all the Recent file list, there has no clear function please advise how to clear the list. Thanks & regards Swe Tin
Mobile
Third Party Integrations
  • Sam DBX's avatar
    Sam DBX
    2 years ago
    Hi everybody,
     
    We’d like to provide an update on this topic:
     
    Keep in mind that you can completely hide the Recents section with the new modular home layout on mobile:
     
    1. Open the Dropbox mobile app.
    2. Tap the customize icon (artist palette) 🎨
    3. To add or remove a default section, tap the toggle next to Recents, Starred, Camera Uploads, 4. Viewed links, Shared, or Offline.
    5. Tap Save to save your changes.
     
    You can find more info in here.
     
    Also, based on your comments, our team is working on improving the recents list update (when an item is deleted remotely). Thank you for sharing your feedback on this.
     
    We'll keep you in the loop for future features related to this.
    Sam 
Greg G.22's avatar
Greg G.22
New member | Level 1
9 years ago

Further to my previous post,  if you insist that the Recent folder is so important, then at the very least make it so when opening the Dropbox app, all folders are closed keeping everything private.  That way if someone is standing beside you when opening the app, you can just click on the camera or other folder and that is what it shows.  I know, "make a shortcut".  Not acceptable.

Your company needs to respect its users privacy.  If you don't want to get rid of the Recents folder, then at least don't have it open automatically.  I know I am repeating myself however it doesn't seem that you listen the first time or listen at all to your customers.

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