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liz g.4
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9 years ago
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Saving Paper docs to existing Dropbox folder structure/file-system.

Hi A number of us have started using dropbox paper at work. We want to save documents that we create in paper to an existing Team folder but I can't see how to do this. Any ideas anyone?
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theshanklin's avatar
theshanklin
Explorer | Level 4
7 years ago

Hey all, wondering if there is currently a way, or one on the horizon, where I can use a single Dropbox folder to house both static docs (PDFs, Word, Excel) along with Paper docs. Would be incredible / revolutionize everything if we'd be able to save them to a single folder.

  • Tom H.'s avatar
    Tom H.
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    7 years ago

    At the moment to my knowledge just like yours, there is no way to do this. My best solution (persoanlly) is place a text file in the folder with a link to the paper doc. 

     

    Uusally Dropbox never comments on upcoming features. Just incase plans change, development hits a snag etc.

     

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  • Karina's avatar
    Karina
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    7 years ago

    Hey theshanklin welcome to the Community! :slight_smile:

     

    Please keep in mind that Dropbox and Paper are separate systems at the moment, so it’s not possible to save Paper docs within your file structure. This is also why Paper docs are kept separately from your Dropbox files, and why Paper has its own app of mobile devices.
     
    It's also not currently possible to create or access Paper doc within your Dropbox folder structure. 
     
    However, you can always create Paper folders for organizational purposes: Dropbox Paper Folders 
     
    Hope this helps, and let me know if there’s anything else you need assistance with or if you have any further questions. Thanks and have a happy Friday! 

     
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    PS. I'm more than happy to forward this question over to our Paper developers as feedback for future consideration.  
  • theshanklin's avatar
    theshanklin
    Explorer | Level 4
    7 years ago

    Thanks for the info. Not what I was hoping, but good to know there's not something I missed.

     

    Could you please pass on my feedback to the Paper developers! 

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    Karina
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    7 years ago

    No problem, and absolutely, I'm on it!

    I'll file a feedback request with our Paper developers on your suggestion. 

    Happy Friday! 

     

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  • badaja's avatar
    badaja
    New member | Level 2
    7 years ago

    +1 to this. Here's my use case... I have a Dropbox folder titled "Car" -- all of my car maintenance receipts etc get scanned and go into that folder. I also have a Dropbox Paper doc as a master maintenance journal- a single document showing all the work done on the car. Naturally, I want to save that in the "Car" folder in Dropbox. This seems like a pretty big miss with Paper/Dropbox. 

  • Murz's avatar
    Murz
    Helpful | Level 6
    7 years ago

    If Dropbox can't represent Paper documents as regular files (for store on local drive), good workaround will be to store them as link (eg .url file - https://www.techwalla.com/articles/how-to-create-a-url-file ) in Dropbox files structure.

     

    So Dropbox users will can easily access to Dropbox Paper documents in browser via single click (in web interface and in system file explorer).

     

    This will be much better that now, when users must duplicate folder strucute from Dropbox Files to Dropbox Paper.

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    7 years ago

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  • Dannibelle's avatar
    Dannibelle
    New member | Level 2
    7 years ago

    I agree with others that this limitation on placing paper docs within other dropbox files makes this application clunky and much less usable.  I am using dropbox to organize work with multiple non-profits and organizations (i.e. not within a single organization) and adding this additional layer of folders is prompting some of these folks to ask for a return to Google Drive where everything can be in the same place. Without linking back and forth.