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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Grid View when accessing shared folders through shared links?
I find it incredibly frustrating that I cannot view images in a folder by grid. The idea ofcreating an album for each folder seems crazy -- especially as those folders seem to be on a per account basis rather than across our cloud storage. I find it frustrating that I would have to then search for an album in a non list way to view its contents, which with the 60+ albums I'd have to make, could become impossible quite quickly, when all I want is to be able to view the contents of a folder in grid view. If this is something that an archaic system lik Microsoft can offer, dropbox should be able to offer it as well.Solved6.2KViews5likes6Comments
Calculate all folder sizes
How do I calculate the size of multiple folders at once? I'm trying to find the largest folders on my Dropbox, so I can delete them. I'd like to calculate the file size of all folders on my account. I can calculate the folder sizes one by one following the directions in this forum, but when I select multiple folders, the "calculate size" option is no longer available. thanks!Solved9KViews2likes19Comments
How can I see the size of all files in a folder?
Most file storage systems at least have a column with file sizes. The only way I can find in DropBox to see file sizes is to individualy view a file's history.Ideally, I want to see a sortable column of file sizes in the list view. A total size for the current folder would also be helpful. Is there some hidden easier way to show storage used by each fileor folder? Even the total storage "used"information is inaccurate since it combines shared storage from other accounts. This information would be more intuitive if displayed as "unshared", "shared", and "combined".Solved12KViews2likes14Comments
Trying to restore, but get "Too many files. Please use the desktop application."
I have an event of 50,000 files being deleted. I am trying to restore them, but get the error message "Too many files. Please use the desktop application." from the web app. Anyone know how to fix this?Solved9.4KViews1like24Comments
How to calculate folder size of a "root" folder on the website
In the left-most pane I have "All Files" selected. Below that is a list of what I describe as "root folders" on Dropbox. How do I determine the size of a root folder? I understand that if it contains subfolders, that I can check-mark those subfolders the choose "calculate size". But if it contains just files, what is the method? <------- I ticked the "select all" box, and it shows you the number of files selected, but not the total size. I clicked the ellipsis beside "shar/download/delete" and "i" info, but the info pane shows nothing helpful.1.5KViews1like7Comments