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Victory D.
New member | Level 2
7 years ago
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Ability to see all shared folders

I have a folder I would like to share but it gives me an error saying I can't share because there is a shared folder below. How do I find this folder to move it? There are hundreds of folders and no ...
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larsdennert
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Looking at an unshared folder either on the web or PC doesn't give any indication that there aren't any shared folders below. The only way I can see at this point to find them is to go down the branch and try to share each subdirectory until you get an error. Then drill down further through hundreds of folders until you find the shared one.

Dropbox should be simple. I shouldn't have to deal with it. It should just work and do it's job. The decisions DB has made lately is alienating it's customers.
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Mark
Icon for Super User II rankSuper User II
7 years ago
larsdennert wrote:
Dropbox should be simple. I shouldn't have to deal with it. It should just work and do it's job. The decisions DB has made lately is alienating it's customers.

Sadly larsdennert lots of us agree with you. 

Dropbox seem to be removing lots of the helpful intuitive features it originally had :( 

  • River's avatar
    River
    Icon for Dropbox Staff rankDropbox Staff
    7 years ago
     
    Thank you for the feedback on locating shared folders deep within your folder stucture. This issue with locating sub-folders has been brought up with our enginnering team and they are evaluating how best to resolve this issue.
     
    When we redesigned dropbox.com/share, our goal was to declutter this page, and to focus your attention on content you can add to your Dropbox. We didn’t make any changes to the actions that you can take with shared folders.
     
    We removed ‘Folders in your Dropbox’, because those folders can be found other places within the structure of your Dropbox account. To see the folders that appeared in the ‘Folders in your Dropbox’ section, you can filter the Files page on dropbox.com by type. To do this:
     
     1. Go to dropbox.com
     2. Click Files in the left side bar
     3. Click the “Modified” filter at the top of the page. “Modified” is the default selection for this filter.
     4. Select “Type” to see all the shared folders in your Dropbox account grouped together
     
     You can read more about filtering your files here:
     
     
    Best,
    River
    • lycra's avatar
      lycra
      Collaborator | Level 8
      7 years ago

      Hi,

      this does not help at all.

      I would need to see ALL shared folders in one place.

      With this so called "solution/option" I cannot work.

      I only see the shared folders which are in the files tab. But no shared folders which are in sub folders etc.

      • larsdennert's avatar
        larsdennert
        Collaborator | Level 10
        7 years ago
        I agree and it is a redundant function as you can already see if the list has any shared folder due to the People icon in the folder avatar. The problem lies in the hidden ones many folders down that you don't even know you've shared with someone. Besides wanting to make new shares, there's no way to see folders you have shared but forgotten about among TB's of data. People could be sharing data they don't intend to anymore and no way to audit that. At least they haven't yet taken away the screen that shows what links we've shared.
    • larsdennert's avatar
      larsdennert
      Collaborator | Level 10
      7 years ago
      Not a solution. Not an accepted solution.
  • EdwardBarrette's avatar
    EdwardBarrette
    Explorer | Level 4
    7 years ago
    I hope this doesn't break the rules. Try using Adobe DC. It has a shared function and you can move your file to Dropbox
    • lycra's avatar
      lycra
      Collaborator | Level 8
      7 years ago
      How would that solve the issue?!