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jasontx0426
Helpful | Level 6
5 years ago

Searching Not Working on iPadOS Files app

Hi, According to this link: https://help.dropbox.com/installs-integrations/mobile/ios-files-app I should be able to search for stuff in the current dropbox folder when accessing it from the iPadO...
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Pistol_Petey
Explorer | Level 4
5 years ago

Thanks for posting this problem!  I've thought this was a shortcoming of the Files app.  Turns out it's a shortcoming of Dropbox.  I hope either they fix this soon - or the next version of iPadOS fixes the problem.  I manage about 15 Dropbox accounts and this is becoming a bigger issue as more people use Dropbox on iOS.

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