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Accessing file properties/details on image files stored on Dropbox
Hi, I'm trying to edit the file properties/details on an image file stored on dropbox to add tags so I can search my collection for specific photo themes. However, some files I can do this but oth...
Thanks for your help Megan. It is indeed a shared folder, but I don't think anyone one else has it open at the same time.
Thanks Bill
Megan
Dropbox Staff
Dropbox StaffHi Bill007, thanks for the update!
Can you go online and check the shared folder's permissions, to see if you have "editing" or "viewing" permissions?
Hi Megan,
I'm the admin on the account so usually have full editing access (where would I go to check this applies to EVERYTHING?). The odd thing is that identical image files within the same folder differ in whether you can edit the "details" - you can see in my last screen shot that some files have tags whilst others don't because I can't access/edit the file "details".
Thanks Bill
- Megan
I am astonished by the responses the Dropbox support gives to this question. I believe the person posting simply wants something like a RIGHT CLICK on an image file name and get a properties readout, the way it works in a desktop OS. (I should note that Dropbox's website interface is terrible, and they forget that many people DO NOT use the desktop sync, but use dropbox online on web, specifically to free up local space)
Hi,
I don't believe it relates to the OS system since when I copy the problematic files from the DropBox folder on the hard-drive to another location on the hard-drive it works. Its clearly something to do with the files being WITHIN the Dropbox folder.
