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Swe T.'s avatar
Swe T.
New member | Level 1
10 years ago

How to Clear or Remove the Recent file list in mobile apps

I want to clear all the Recent file list, there has no clear function please advise how to clear the list. Thanks & regards Swe Tin
Mobile
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Third Party Integrations
  • Sam DBX's avatar
    Sam DBX
    11 months ago
    Hi everybody,
     
    We’d like to provide an update on this topic:
     
    Keep in mind that you can completely hide the Recents section with the new modular home layout on mobile:
     
    1. Open the Dropbox mobile app.
    2. Tap the customize icon (artist palette) 🎨
    3. To add or remove a default section, tap the toggle next to Recents, Starred, Camera Uploads, 4. Viewed links, Shared, or Offline.
    5. Tap Save to save your changes.
     
    You can find more info in here.
     
    Also, based on your comments, our team is working on improving the recents list update (when an item is deleted remotely). Thank you for sharing your feedback on this.
     
    We'll keep you in the loop for future features related to this.
    Sam 
Mariedb's avatar
Mariedb
Icon for Dropbox Staff rankDropbox Staff
10 years ago

Hi there!

I'm afraid that there is no way to disable the Recents tab from the Dropbox app installed on your iOS device. However, we love hearing feedback on any features that we release, so I'll make sure to pass it along.

Thanks!

  • AkPaparazzi's avatar
    AkPaparazzi
    Helpful | Level 7
    9 years ago

    So annoyed by this answer.  Sick and tired of hearing NO YOU CANNOT REMOVE YOUR INFORMATION AND THERE IS NO WAY TO STOP DROPBOX FROM STEALING THIS INFORMATION. Sick of this lame excuse and "I will pass this on to th..." Well them make a way to remove the date that belongs to us!

  • SubAtomia's avatar
    SubAtomia
    Helpful | Level 5
    8 years ago

    Still hasn't been addressed nearly 2 years later. This is the type of issue that makes DropBox a poor tool when privacy is required (I do M&A work). Not to mention starting Dropbox with the Recents as the opening page, including showing deleted files, is a disaster in my line of work. My partner already went elsewhere and that's where I'm heading after seeing this response.

  • Mm210's avatar
    Mm210
    New member | Level 2
    8 years ago
    You do need to add this. Or a default view when the app is first opened. If I go to Dropbox to share a file or view something anyone around me may see personal or confidential information including photos right when I open the app. A good default view would be the "files" tab. Not anything that displays photos.
    • Rich's avatar
      Rich
      Icon for Super User II rankSuper User II
      8 years ago
      Mm210 wrote:
      You do need to add this. Or a default view when the app is first opened.

      The default view is whatever the last view was. Open the app, switch to Files, close the app. Next time you open it you'll be on the Files view.

      • Mm210's avatar
        Mm210
        New member | Level 2
        8 years ago
        Cheers!
  • rschumaker's avatar
    rschumaker
    Explorer | Level 4
    8 years ago
    This is a must - I would love the ability to clear recent files.

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