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DLR1951
2 months agoNew member | Level 2
The shared link I sent out truncates the names of files included. Can I adjust the name column?
I’m trying to share a collection of files with non Dropbox users by sending them a link. The files have long names. When the recipients click on the link they get a list of files with very shortened ...
Rich
2 months agoSuper User II
DLR1951 wrote:... a list of files with very shortened names, such that they cannot tell at a glance which file is which. ... Is there any way to give more space to the names of the files?
There usually isn't a way to change the display of files in a shared link. The viewer can change the sort behavior, but column are a fixed width and cannot be adjusted.
- DLR19512 months agoNew member | Level 2
Yes, you can change the sort behavior, but what you can't seem to do is make the order the same as it was to begin with. Very disappointing.
It appears my initial question has no satisfactory answer.
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