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louis Huber's avatar
louis Huber
Explorer | Level 3
3 years ago

Exclude Photos and folders from The PHOTO Tab

Hi Dbox,

this is really annoying that ALL pictures goes to the Photo Tab.

I want to select what goes there.

For example I diont want to have thousands of Work pictures in the Photo tabs.

I want the photo Tab to be for my personnal photos only.

Keep in mind this Photo tab is also acessible on my phone. so why should i carry non personnal photos?

 

Today it seem impossible: all the pictures are just added to that PHOTO tab, from whatever folder.

Thanks a lot

Louis H

 

  • rc07's avatar
    rc07
    New member | Level 2
    Is there a way to delete a picture from the photos tab without removing it from the folder(s) I have placed it in? I have placed photos in multiple folders to keep things organized and was wondering if I could delete them from the photos tab without deleting them from their folders in the files tab
    • Hannah's avatar
      Hannah
      Icon for Dropbox Staff rankDropbox Staff

      Hey rc07, thanks for reaching out.

       

      At the moment, it's not possible to choose which photos appear in the photos tab or remove photos without deleting them from the account.

       

      I found this relevant idea on our idea board, though, which you can up-vote to show your support.

      • M S.1's avatar
        M S.1
        Collaborator | Level 9

        The link appears to take me this very page. 

  • Rich's avatar
    Rich
    Icon for Super User II rankSuper User II

    louis Huber wrote:

    Exclude Photos and folders from The PHOTO Tab


    There used to be a feature that allowed you to exclude folders from the Photos page, but it was removed years ago.

    • M S.1's avatar
      M S.1
      Collaborator | Level 9

      UPDATE!!!

       

      Yup.  Still not possible.  Someday some other company is going to be as stable or better than DB and have abilities that DB USED to have.  When that day comes, I'm out.

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