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rlawrence2
8 years agoHelpful | Level 5
I can't see an option to delete photos from the Photos directory
Ok, read threads that say "Delete" is there and I still don't see it. I do on the "Files" screen, but not the Photos directory. Looking online in Firefox, I get NO option to delete a photo when se...
- 8 years agoYou can no longer delete from the Photos page. You need to select a photo and choose View in folder. From there you can delete it.
Rich
8 years agoSuper User II
There is no longer an option to delete photos while on the Photos page. You need to do it from the Files page now. You can select a photo and click Show in folder, and it will take you to the Files view for that photo where you can delete.
Yes, it results in extra steps, but it's all we have right now. Dropbox is clearly moving away from a proper photos experience. Every time they say we're changing this to make it better they end up taking away more functionality.
- rlawrence28 years agoHelpful | Level 5
This sucks; you cannot "see" a photo file and certainly don't know the name of the file to delete un files folder. This is going to force me to cancel my dropbox! Are you listening Dropbox admins???!!!
- drumnpriest8 years agoHelpful | Level 5Me too - they just killed dropbox photo management -- Couldnt leave well enough alone - the refrain of all companies that grow too big. Bye.
- jenuhbenna8 years agoNew member | Level 2
I am trying to figure out how to delete photos as well and this is EXTREMELY frustrating. I will be cancelling my dropbox as soon as I can upload all of my photos to my google drive. May take a while but this is absolutely ridiculous.
- Rich8 years agoSuper User II
rlawrence2 wrote:
you cannot "see" a photo file and certainly don't know the name of the file to delete un files folder.
When you click Show in folder, the file is already selected in the File view. Just click Delete.
- Smorss20117 years agoNew member | Level 2
How inelegant and clumsy. You need to hire a U/I person.
- Smorss20117 years agoNew member | Level 2
Wow, that is massively stupid!
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