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Douglas J.9's avatar
Douglas J.9
Explorer | Level 4
2 years ago

Bring back the "delete recent files" option

Regarding the mobile app, where is the hide/remove recent files option and why has it been removed? I liked this hide option as I felt there wasn't any need to keep seeing the

  • Thanks for posting on the Community, Douglas J.9!

     

    The option to hide your recent files should be still available on your Dropbox app (the option may show in different spots based on your OS).

     

    If you’re on Android, you can hide your Recents section by going to your Dropbox account settings, and scrolling down the page a bit. 

     

    If you’re on iOS instead, please click on the Home tab (at the bottom part of your screen), and then tap on the small paint palette icon at the top right corner of your screen. You can hide the Recents section from there. 

     

    Hope this helps.

  • Nancy's avatar
    Nancy
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    Thanks for posting on the Community, Douglas J.9!

     

    The option to hide your recent files should be still available on your Dropbox app (the option may show in different spots based on your OS).

     

    If you’re on Android, you can hide your Recents section by going to your Dropbox account settings, and scrolling down the page a bit. 

     

    If you’re on iOS instead, please click on the Home tab (at the bottom part of your screen), and then tap on the small paint palette icon at the top right corner of your screen. You can hide the Recents section from there. 

     

    Hope this helps.

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