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Sparky_McGuffin's avatar
Sparky_McGuffin
Helpful | Level 6
3 months ago

Is there a way to force Dropbox to use Boolean logic for searches?

Is it possible to force DropBox to use a Boolean logic in the search feature? For instance: peanuts AND jelly ?   I don't find the current craze for natural language search commands to actually p...
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  • simonDBX's avatar
    simonDBX
    3 months ago

    Hi, I'm a product manager on the Search team here at Dropbox. As Jay mentioned, we currently offer boolean operators (see here). Can you let me know if those aren't working for you and confirm the platform you're using?

Sparky_McGuffin's avatar
Sparky_McGuffin
Helpful | Level 6

It would be nice if these were more easily findable from the main DropBox web interface. Similar to the Events feature, it seems one must find someone who has linked to these resources directly to find them quickly.

Regards,

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simonDBX
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3 months ago

Sparky_McGuffin that's good feedback! Let me take that back to the team to see what we can do to make these more discoverable. 

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