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.
Forum Discussion
sunspots
2 years agoHelpful | Level 7
File Request - Please provide an option to NOT rename our uploaded files
We receive tons of file submissions from our business partners daily. However, a large part of the time I spend managing these submissions is spent renaming the files because they're automatically pr...
- 2 years ago
Hi everyone,
We are very happy to let you all know that the ability to remove the Dropbox username from a file name when submitting a File Request is now available.
When creating the File Request, simply click on the trashcan icon next to the "Sender's name" field to remove this from the incoming files.
We know that a lot of you have been very keen to see this feature added and we hope it now makes using File Requests a little bit easier for you all.
Thank you for you patience getting to here and for choosing Dropbox!
Have a great day!
Graham
bc704
New member | Level 2
Is there a way when sending a file request to adjust a setting to remove the current formatting that inserts the name of the person who submits the file in front of the file name? Current formatting: John Doe - RequestedFile.xlsx Desired formatting: RequestedFile.xlsx Thank you!
Mark
7 years agoSuper User II
No there isnt, sorry.
However, they can put *ANYTHING* in those boxes so if you require specific info make sure you tell them that when they log on
However, they can put *ANYTHING* in those boxes so if you require specific info make sure you tell them that when they log on
- Jay7 years agoDropbox StaffThere isn't an option to put a blank name since you'll get an error.
A way around this is to instead type a space for the first and last name, though it might not look as pretty for a filename to be preceded by multiple spaces.
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