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Seeing starred files in shared folders
So I recently took some images for someone and because we live in different cities I chose this platform to share the images. I shared the folder with her and had her star the portraits she liked. Pr...
Only way to do that would be to log into her account nthms321 as the starred section is account specific (meaning that files you star will only show as starred on your end) and allows for quick access to the files, folders, and Paper docs that you need the most. As you probably know, there are three ways to star files and folders in Dropbox:
- Click on the star next to the file name while you are previewing the file on the web.
- Hover over the file in the web file browser and click on the star next to the file name.
- Select the file by clicking the checkbox next to the file, then click "Star" on the right-hand side.
A good way for you to access those files now would be to have her comment and mention you on those since in that way you'll be notified of the comment itself and you'd be able to easily locate it.
Let me know if this helped please!
That "solution" is lame. What type of platform is this, when you cannot share something as simple as whether the person you are sharing to clicked a star. I was trying to use dropbox for the exact same reason (that is, asking a person to star the photos they like). Really pathetic. No more innovation from Dropbox.
Walter
Dropbox Staff
Dropbox StaffThank you for your feedback on this one anonymous - much appreciated.
We work hard to make Dropbox the best it can be, and your feedback, either positive or negative, is important for helping us do that. I'll pass on your feedback to the appropriate engineering team to inform future updates to our website.
Let me know if there's anything else I can assist with in the meantime.
I agree. That's a NON-solution. Seems like a simple fix and yet it STILL hasn't been.
This shouldn't even be an issue. An absolute fail on DB's part. It can't be that difficult to offer a tab within a folder that allows you to see which images are starred and by which team member. What exactly do Dropbox do with the money we pay?
- Walter
Thank you both for your feedback on this jennab505-0 & mcmiller - it's most appreciated.
At this point, allow me to reiterate that as the following Help Center article outlines, the 'Starred' files are only starred for the account's holder (something like marking it as favorites for own use) and they won't be starred for anyone else accessing those.
Let me know if you have anything else to add or ask!
FAIL. This is idiotic. I can't believe after all I research online about people having this same issue (and there are a LOT Of poeple wondering), that the star option isn't viewable by ALL people in the shared folder!! I cannot understand why you STILL have not made the starring available in this capacity. As someone who writes code, I can attest to this being about 1 hour or coding work to make it work. Probably less time, but I am being generous.
WHY isn't it simplistic? SO my clients have to actully make a comment insttead of rapidly clicking a simple star, and then an ability to simply choose "starred" options for ease on my end so I don't have to go through 100 photos/imnages to find ones commented on.
LISTEN TO your audience who is telling you how to make the platform better.
I'd write more, but now I have to sort through 250 photos to find ones that were commented on <insert HUGE rolling eye emoji> so I can create a marketing campaign for a client who has to comment one by one and me to search for the ones commented on, insted of just sorting stars for a simpel download.
