You might see that the Dropbox Community team have been busy working on some major updates to the Community itself! So, here is some info on what’s changed, what’s staying the same and what you can expect from the Dropbox Community overall.
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Starred folders missing from quick menu
Hello, I used to see a "Starred" folder menu option on the left hand side of my screen when using Dropbox in Chrome. I now only see the following options: SignaturesNew Shared File r...
Hi rddcjackie, thanks for messaging the Community!
The feature to view your starred files has changed.
You can now see them on the Files page above the columns on the middle pane.
If you need any further assistance, please let me know!
Why was this moved as now it takes additional steps to click on "starred" when working within several folders in Dropbox. I have to go back to the main menu to see "starred". Not user friendly at all.
+1 This comment. The 'suggested from your activity' update is one of the worst UX changes I can remember on Dropbox, taking up valuable screen real estate, without the ability to turn it off. The removal of the Starred link from the left column, also a terrible UX change. Adding clicks as this person notes is the opposite of productive.The value of Dropbox continues to go down. When something is setup to simplify navigating through hundreds of folders, taking it away is illogical. For that reason, I'm exploring alternatives for my organization's Marketing workflow where Dropbox simply becomes the last stop for assets once they have no use ––– plain old storage.
