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Ubfgii5n's avatar
Ubfgii5n
Helpful | Level 5
4 years ago

How do I hide the sidebar/list column on the left side of the iPad app? Cannot find that option

How do I hide the sidebar? In the iPad app? The current one as of the date of this posting? I cannot find that option anywhere, and if it’s incredibly obvious and I’m overlooking it I will be upset w...
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  • Hannah's avatar
    Hannah
    4 years ago
    Hey Ubfgii5n, thanks for posting on our Community today.

    I'm afraid that there's no way to hide the left sidebar in the Dropbox app on the iPad at the moment.

    You're welcome to post an idea about this on our idea board, though. 

    Let me know if you have any questions!
Hannah's avatar
Hannah
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Hey Ubfgii5n, thanks for posting on our Community today.

I'm afraid that there's no way to hide the left sidebar in the Dropbox app on the iPad at the moment.

You're welcome to post an idea about this on our idea board, though. 

Let me know if you have any questions!
m_a_l_c_o_l_m's avatar
m_a_l_c_o_l_m
Helpful | Level 5
3 years ago

It seems to sometimes work to tap the 3 horizontal dots in the top middle of the screen, tap the option for split view, and then just tap the Dropbox window that has moved off to the left. It comes back to fullscreen and the sidebar seems to be gone.

  • jrbnyc's avatar
    jrbnyc
    New member | Level 2
    3 years ago
    This works! You’re a lifesaver.
    • taehwan's avatar
      taehwan
      New member | Level 2
      3 years ago
      I figued this out;Double tap right side of screen that presents document or movie file. Even dropbox HQ didn't explain...
  • JPSC's avatar
    JPSC
    New member | Level 2
    3 years ago
    Your answer is way better than the one that they provide, but they really should fix this so it's obvious

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