We are aware of the issue with the badge emails resending to everyone, we apologise for the inconvenience - learn more here.

Forum Discussion

JoKalliauer's avatar
JoKalliauer
Helpful | Level 5
3 years ago

multiple-accounts: rename Basefolder

I have a private and a business Dropboxaccount linked to each other, since this I have

%USERPROFILE%\Dropbox (Privat)\
%USERPROFILE%\Dropbox (MIT)\

if you only have one account it is simply

%USERPROFILE%\Dropbox\

 

as you can imagine spaces in folder-names breaks many things and makes terminal-usage inconvenient.

 

 

Therefore I would like to rename the folders to

%USERPROFILE%\Dropbox_Privat\
%USERPROFILE%\Dropbox_MIT\

 

However if I change the folder to

%USERPROFILE%\Dropbox_MIT\

I get

%USERPROFILE%\Dropbox_MIT\Dropbox (MIT)\

 

=====

That leaves three questions:

(1) Why does someone add spaces in folder-names?

 

(2) Where can write a bug-report, a name of a folder should not contain any spaces.

 

(3) Where can a leave a feature request to rename the Basefolder

  • Megan's avatar
    Megan
    3 years ago

    Hi JoKalliauer, I hope you're doing well!

     

    Your feedback regarding our Dropbox desktop application has been very valuable and I will endeavor to make sure your voice is heard.

     

    I will pass on your comments to the relevant departments so that we can further improve our product. If you need anything else, or if you have any additional comments, let me know. 

     

    You can always have a look into this idea too. We regularly re-review those, so leave your comments there. 

     

    Always at your service. Thanks! 

  • Rich's avatar
    Rich
    Icon for Super User II rankSuper User II

    JoKalliauer wrote:

    ... as you can imagine spaces in folder-names breaks many things and makes terminal-usage inconvenient. ... Therefore I would like to rename the folders to ...


    The root Dropbox folders cannot be renamed. If you need to reference a different folder name, create a symbolic link to the Dropbox folders using the names you require.

    • JoKalliauer's avatar
      JoKalliauer
      Helpful | Level 5

      (1) Where can write a bug-report, a name of a folder should not contain any spaces.

       

      (2) Where can a leave a feature request to rename the Basefolder

      • Megan's avatar
        Megan
        Icon for Dropbox Staff rankDropbox Staff

        Hi JoKalliauer, I hope you're doing well!

         

        Your feedback regarding our Dropbox desktop application has been very valuable and I will endeavor to make sure your voice is heard.

         

        I will pass on your comments to the relevant departments so that we can further improve our product. If you need anything else, or if you have any additional comments, let me know. 

         

        You can always have a look into this idea too. We regularly re-review those, so leave your comments there. 

         

        Always at your service. Thanks! 

About Settings and Preferences

The Dropbox Community is here to help if you have questions about your account settings and preferences. Learn and share advice with members.

Need more support

If you need more help you can view your support options (expected response time for an email or ticket is 24 hours), or contact us on X or Facebook.

For more info on available support options for your Dropbox plan, see this article.

If you found the answer to your question in this Community thread, please 'like' the post to say thanks and to let us know it was useful!