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Default search settings for mobile app.
Currently when searching files on the Dropbox app (iPhone), I must also select a file type. If I don’t, my search returns unfiltered results of every type of file I have stored in my Dropbox account....
Megan
Dropbox Staff
Dropbox StaffThanks for letting us know dezormo!
If you could also try the same keyword online, and send us a few screenshots, that'd be lovely.
Also, what is the OS you're using on your end, and the version of the Dropbox app there?
Hey Megan,
I should've been more clear. I only use the app when on my iphone. When on my MacBook, I exclusively use the Finder which is Apple's native app, nothing to do with Dropbox.
I also wanted to mention I don't have this problem with every search. Much of the time the search results are pretty accurate. In fact, as I'm writing this, I've searched a couple other common files and the results are accurate. And then when I search Caesar Salad, I get the same wonky results.
Could it be on my end? Maybe there's something peculiar with certain ones of my Word files? Or maybe where they're located in my specific directory tree?
