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Swe T.
10 years agoNew member | Level 1
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
- 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
- Swe T.New member | Level 1
Why only in Android OS, why not for iOS? I am using iPhone all round. Very much appreciate it will be update to iOS also. Please. I requested this feature quite a long time ago.
Thanks & best regards
- Aaron W.14New member | Level 1
I want to also petition for an immediate upgrade to at the very least clear this recent tab. It's the default view when opening the app and I use Dropbox for privacy. I don't need my kids seeing the private files and pictures that are popping up on the recent tab so I will be forced to use a different app. Please make this a priority.
- Albert G.6New member | Level 1
This is clearly a pain. It just confirms that I am right to get away from dropbox.
- Albert G.6New member | Level 1
And to make the matter worse, deleting a file does not remove it from the recent list: that is even more of an issue. Removing a file means exactly this: remove it, get rid of it! It should not appear anywhere - certainly not on the "recents" list.
- Jeremy G.3New member | Level 1
Yes, please include both an option to get rid of the "Recents" tab and an option to clear it. How could you think it's okay to add this feature without either of those options? Now I can't use Dropbox in front of other people.
- Fevil P.Explorer | Level 4
PLEASE create a way to clear recents or im leaving dropbox
- Aharon M.New member | Level 1option of clear recent file list it is needed for sure. thanks
- Mike S.25Helpful | Level 6
Very disapointed in dropbox i dont like the fact that recents cant be cleared maybe its time to move from dropbox
- L L.4New member | Level 1
@Albert G.
I had the same problem you have. Signing out and signing back in on the iOS app should remove the deleted file from the recent list. I consider this a workaround, not a solution for something that the dropbox team needs to code.
- Earle R.1New member | Level 2
Signing out and signing back in does not clear recents list.
Survey:
Do you prefer not to have this feature at all ? (1) or have this feature without option to clear recents? (2)
my response: (1)
Maybe The DropBox Team will respond to this.
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