You might see that the Dropbox Community team have been busy working on some major updates to the Community itself! So, here is some info on what’s changed, what’s staying the same and what you can expect from the Dropbox Community overall.
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UPDATE: We are aware of the issue with the badge emails resending to everyone, we apologise for the inconvenience - learn more here. Hi everyone, The Dropbox Community team have been busy working on some major updates to the Community itself! So, here is some info on what’s changing, what’s staying the same and what you can expect from the Dropbox Community overall. We are excited to share our side of things, but we want to hear from you, so tell us what you think in the comments below. What’s Changing on the Dropbox Community: These are most of the changes that you may notice in the next few weeks, and there’s more to come, so keep an eye out! What’s under the hood: Essentially, the biggest change here is the platform that the Dropbox Community is built on is getting an upgrade, so a lot of the functionality that you know and love is now part of the site overall. In the past, a lot of those features were customizations, things like the placement of threads, leaderboards, the ideas section and more were essentially hand built by the team. With this upgrade, these features will now be seamlessly integrated, making the platform's code a LOT cleaner and more efficient. The look and feel: As the title implies, we are getting a visual upgrade as well. You can see some samples of that below but overall, the new Community will be cleaner, smoother and easier to navigate. That’s the goal, but of course, let us know if what you’re seeing matches up once we make the changes. Cool New Features to Make the Dropbox Community Even Better: There are some fun new features as part of this update, and while a lot are technical, here are a few you will see pretty easily! Searching by tags: You will be able to search by tags. Pretty self explanatory but a really handy one, you can search by tags so posts that might not have your keyword in the title will still show up when you search. Previously, we’ve had tags and labels but now we are just working with tags so no more doubling up on categories. It’s easier than ever to post: Previously, there were a lot of steps to posting a thread but now it a lot sleeker and simpler. Nested replies are finally here: You can now reply directly to a specific comment - before, comments automatically popped down to the end of the thread, which is not how real conversations happen, but now you can reply directly to a specific comment and the replies are nested under that comment instead of the overall thread. I’ll add an image because it’s so much clearer when you see it, but overall this is a more natural way to chat. Voting from the ideas page: You can now vote for ideas from the menu, without having to click in, so if the title hits hard enough you can vote, and be on your way in no time. Simple! Single page threads: You might have seen that currently our comments on a thread push on to a new page after 10 comments, but now we will have all the comments on one page - so the conversation just keeps going and you don’t get lost. What Hasn’t Changed on the Dropbox Community: The Team Are Still Here to Help: The Dropbox Community team are all still here to help, and while we might be working on a snazzier look and feel, the team are still here and committed to helping you get the answers you need. All of your threads are still here! None of your threads will be lost in the changes here, so there are still a mountain of helpful posts to review, answers to check and conversations to join too. Your Voice Matters: As always, your feedback is invaluable to us. This is your community, and we want it to work for you! So keep sharing your ideas and suggestions—we’re all ears. Why is the Dropbox Community Changing? It was time for a refresh, and the new update means that the upkeep of the website is a LOT less intense - so the load time is quicker, and there should be no code bloat, just a smoother experience for you, and for us. And, to be frank, the old version of the Community website was close to end of life. This new version of the Community also means we can implement new and fun features as they become available. Basically, if the tools work well, we can connect Dropbox Staff and you, our Community members more smoothly, and that means we can be more useful to you. When is This Change Coming? You’ll start seeing the updates within a few weeks. We’re still ironing out a few things, so if you come across any bugs or issues, please let us know right away. Your feedback is key as we fine-tune the new platform. That’s all for now! Stay tuned for more updates, and don’t hesitate to reach out if you have any questions or thoughts. We’re excited about this new chapter and look forward to hearing what you think!Introducing Dropbox Dash: The AI-powered universal search tool
Back in the early 2000’s when we still had computer classes and CD-ROMs, it was really easy to find your files, because you maybe had tens, or maybe even hundreds of files and they were pretty small (size wise, not in terms of impact). Now, however, it seems we can’t exist without creating hundreds of files a week, which is great for recording our most important creations, it does make navigating our files a bit of a nightmare, especially when it comes to work. Now we have windows upon windows, tabs upon tabs, saved files, untitled files. With scattered files and folders, search can be a scattered affair too. So, we set out to build a tool that can help you spend less time searching and organizing all your content, and more time efficiently doing your best work. And we think you’re going to like it, because we do. From folders to files, docs to decks, notes to names, Dash knows what you’re looking for better than you do. Because it’s not just AI-powered search, it’s a way to spend less time sorting through tasks and more time on what matters to you. You can keep reading for more details, some customer testimonials and more, but you can also check out this video with none other than our CEO, Drew. Introducing Dropbox Dash: The AI-powered universal search tool for work Dropbox Dash is AI-powered universal search that connects all of your tools, content, and apps in a single search bar. Working with the tools you actually already work with, like Google Workspace, Microsoft Outlook, Salesforce, and more, you can find everything in one place, fast. Overall, you can make search a one step process again. And if universal search isn’t enough, Dash can do more than that too. And it will continue to grow but for now you can look forward to: Start Page: A single dashboard that lets you access Dash universal search, view Stacks, get shortcuts to recent work, and start meetings, making it easier to navigate your day and get back to your most important work. Stacks: Smart collections for your links that offer a quick way to save, organize, and retrieve URLs. In the same way files have folders and songs have playlists, Stacks provide an easily shareable, organizational layer for your cloud content. You don’t have to take my word for it, Craig Smith from the University of New Hampshire put it well when he said: “I can see stacks being very useful especially if I don't have to curate stacks. I want something to just learn my flows and present ways of executing those flows faster.” - And of course, we want to make sure that these things actually work for you, the people who use Dropbox. Why not sign up for the Dropbox Dash beta and get stuck in and tell us all about what you think!Introducing:: Dark mode for Paper
Overview Dark mode has been one of Paper’s most requested features from our users. We are now very happy to say that dark mode for Paper is now available! Audience This feature is available to all Dropbox Paper users, including our Basic, Pro and Plus subscriptions, not just those on a team subscription. How do I get it If you haven’t seen dark mode yet, you can flip it on from the “?” menu on the bottom-right of any Paper doc. You can also turn on dark mode from your computer’s system preferences.This isavailable on desktop, so get on there and start using it now! More ideas If you have more ideas on how we can improve our product then check out our Paper ideation board here, or our Dropbox Business ideation board here. Request improvements, suggest ideas, we’ll review them all! Thank you for helping to improve our product.Live conference - new products and updates
We love to bring you updates about Dropbox — new products, new ways to use features, and all that. Today, you’ll be hearing directly from the product team, and our own Drew Houston, live. Check out the live video below, and, of course, it will be available to watch after the live event, so let us know what you think! Click below to watch! Whether you’re watching live or later, we want to hear from you - what do you think of these new updates? Let us know in the comments!Dropbox Replay - get feedback on your video projects with ease
If you like what we said here about Dropbox Replay, we have some excellent news, Dropbox Replay is now available globally, whatever your needs may be😁 Now that it’s out of Beta and available to everyone, we want to share some of our favourite features of Replay, and remind you how our own Super User, lukeyo, uses Replay to keep his documentary edits in line too. The thing that we love about Replay is that it can help folks to consolidate their digital tools with Dropbox so there’s less to manage. This also combines the video, image, audio review process tools that many people use as well! A limited version of Dropbox Replay is included for free with all Dropbox plans, so you get access to a media review and approve tool and Dropbox’s organization and collaboration tool, all in one place. Add any video, image or audio file right from Dropbox (or your desktop) into Replay in just a couple clicks. We’re all about efficient and sensible workflows, so we are excited about how Replay can help you to reduce the back and forth with frame-accurate feedback, markups, and the ability to comment across multiple frames. Reviewers can specify the exact point they want to share feedback on to prevent miscommunication. And of course, you can get feedback from anyone, no special software or Dropbox account needed. Check off your to-do list to make sure you’ve addressed all comments by resolving them as you work through them. It also means that your teammates, clients, and other collaborators see that their feedback has been incorporated in the next edit. We love to see everyone on the same page! That was exactly what Luke mentioned here: "Getting towards the end of a recent project, I needed some really specific feedback on very specific sections of the film, and Replay kept that all in one place. I really like it when something works that simply. When you tick off the feedback in Replay, it‘s like ticking off a real life to-do list - when I go shopping and I’ve bought the milk, I tick it off and I never need to think about that again, so it’s finished, and this is the same level of reassurance.” So that’s the limited version of Dropbox Replay which is now available to everyone, but if you want even more features, and you have a Dropbox Plus, Pro, Standard, Advanced or Enterprise plan you can purchase the Dropbox Replay Add-On. With the add-on you get all of the above collaboration features as well as being able to upload as many files as you have space for based on your Dropbox plan, plus more premium features including: Set password protected shared links Turn shared links on/off in a single place Get auto-generated transcriptions and closed captions on videos Archive projects to Dropbox Send large file transfers (250 GB) with Dropbox Transfer Set due dates for collaborators We are also happy to say that a lot of the Dropbox engineers and product managers are on the Community, so if you have any feedback, questions, or requests for features you want to see in Replay, please let us know in the comments below!Even more Dropbox Product updates
We always love being able to share new Dropbox updates with you, so here are some improvements you might be interested in, including email updates, Backup news and improved search within Dropbox! Email to Dropbox is ready to use for business now too Email to Dropbox allows you and your trusted contacts to forward email attachments directly to your Dropbox account using a unique email address - that means everything sent to that email address is safe and secure in your account, without having to download or upload your files one by one. Quickly save your email attachments—like images and PDFs—directly to your Dropbox account so they are safely stored and easy to find when you need them. Perfect for saving you time, which can help you to keep your work-life balance in check! Reduce the steps needed to save your email attachments in Dropbox—quickly set up your unique and secure email address within seconds and simply forward email attachments directly to your Dropbox account Keep confidential files safe by having trusted clients and partners send sensitive documents directly to Dropbox, where you can securely store them and control access and permissions. Find your content faster by centralizing your email attachments alongside the rest of your content within Dropbox, so you don’t have to search across multiple places to find what you need Learn all about how to set up your unique email address here. Dropbox Backup updates You’ve heard us mention (obsess over) Dropbox Backup, and we’re glad to share an update. Now, with the Dropbox Backup plan, you can back up unlimited files on one external drive, in addition to one computer. Just plug in your external drive to back it up to the cloud with Dropbox Backup—it’s that easy. Videos, photos and personal documents that are stored on your external drive will get backed up to Dropbox Backup, where you can access from any device. Keep your digital life safe with Dropbox Backup, so you can quickly and smoothly recover from anything, spills on a laptop or on a hard drive. Check out the Dropbox Backup plan here. Improved Dropbox search capabilities It’s frustrating when you just can’t find what you’re looking for, and that’s why the team has been working on improving search within Dropbox. These improvements will help you find your content faster, especially when you can’t remember the file name. It happens, we know. Fast navigation with Dropbox recommendations. Dropbox will highlight your main collaborators, tags created by you and your team, and recent files and searches. Filter to find content faster. Instead of scrolling to find files in search, filter by date modified alongside folder, file type, people, and image properties to find what you need. Spell check that allows you to quickly identify misspellings and target your search more directly. We are excited about these updates, especially because it can be hard to remember all our file titles, but tell us what you think below!Introducing:: File Locking for Shared Folders
Overview This feature gives file collaborators the ability to lock a file that is contained in a shared folder so it can’t be edited by any other collaborator. Files can be locked via dropbox.com or, alternatively, directly on your Desktop App. Locked files will then be made read-only for all other collaborators. Collaborators will be able to comment on and share a link to locked files, but only the user who has locked the file, or team admin will have the ability to unlock it. A locked file will have a lock icon on the thumbnail in Finder/Explorer & on the Dropbox website. Timeline Business teams can opt in to early access through the Admin console, beginning October 16 2019. ( In order for a team to opt in to file locking, they must be migrated to the new sync engine ) General access will begin intially on December 18and rollout will continue throughout Q1 2020. Screenshots
