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Sample use case - I am storing files containing recipes in a folder on my dropbox account. I want to be able to add metadata fields to the file properties to store information such as number of calor...
Hi,
I was wondering whether Dropbox has any plans to offer the possibility for adding custom meta-data to documents and files ? Soms meta-data is automatically stored (file type, date, etc.) but it would be great to be able to add custom fields like "category", "project", "organisation", ... and also to be able to define the available values for each field. (Much in the way MS does with Sharepoint.) Until this becomes possible, Dropbox users are more or less obliged to stick with the constraineous management of files by using folders, subfolders, etc. in order to find everything.
So Dropbox folks : any plans for this ?
Community : any thoughts ? Are there other people who feel this need ?
Cheers
- Rich
Super User II
Dropbox doesn't comment on or provide timelines for upcoming features, nor do they tell us what features are coming. Simply put, we won't know of a new feature until it's officially announced.
Personally, I have no need for such a feature. Dropbox's main purpose is to sync a specific file structure between computers, so the current management using folders works just fine.- Needs differ from user to user of course, and yes folders are fine in themselves, but the big inconvenience with a folder structure is that (a) when you don’t have a pretty precise idea of where (in which folder) you might have stored a file, you can spend a lot of time browsing through folders to find it, and (b) folders are non-exhaustive by nature and can overlap. Say you’re looking for a letter you received from your lawyer regarding a legal issue but in which the lawyer also included his invoice. Where to put this, in the folder « legal matters » or « invoices »? Working on a metadata basis instead of with folders solves these limitations. Although I agree that for certain well defined purposes a folder can be quickest.
