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AlexD
New member | Level 2
8 years ago

Default sorting in dropbox.com

The default sorting in the webapp is folders first, documents after, and the secondary sort is by name.

Once I sorted a folder, I can't revert back to that default sort.

So now if I sort by name, it would sort through all my folder contents (folders/docs mixed)

I can sort by Kind but not define if its Ascending / Descending.

 

Is there a way to revert back to the default sort for a folder (or even for my entire dropbox, I don't mind)

 

p.s. the category is wrong, there isn't a suited category for this

  • Hi there,

    On your web page, the default way to show the contents of your account is as you said, first folders, then files, in an alphabetical order for each category.

    In order for you to go back to that categorization you only have to do, is click on the third column and choose members. Keep clicking and you will see that with every click you will have the option to categorize them by extension, size, kind and members.

    Members is the one that will bring you to the default sorting :)

    Kora
  • Kora's avatar
    Kora
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    Hi there,

    On your web page, the default way to show the contents of your account is as you said, first folders, then files, in an alphabetical order for each category.

    In order for you to go back to that categorization you only have to do, is click on the third column and choose members. Keep clicking and you will see that with every click you will have the option to categorize them by extension, size, kind and members.

    Members is the one that will bring you to the default sorting :)

    Kora
    • AlexD's avatar
      AlexD
      New member | Level 2

      The options I have for sorting on the third column is Kind, Extension, Size and Shared With.

      I don't have a "Members" option

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