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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
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  • 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
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Hi there, 

Thanks for writing back about this. 

I understand your concern. The files that appear in your Dropbox are files that are anyway stored in your account and we only surface the ones that have been recently modified by yourself. 

I have passed on your comments. 

Many thanks! 

 

ZapataLives's avatar
ZapataLives
New member | Level 2
8 years ago

This is a disturbing answer: these are files that are stored in Dropbox anyway. Well, yes. But if the latest file I have worked on is a draft personnel evaluation and then I need to hand my device to my assistant, I don't want that file popping up in recents. I am confident this person would not rummage through my files uninvited. But one can hardly ignore an unfortunate "recents" file that is at the top of the list and staring you in the face. This applies to financil and legal disclosure as well. Finally, as several writers mentioned, many of us have both business accounts and personal accounts. Really the last thing I want is some silly file, or personal bank application, or -- worse yet -- inappropriate photograph topping my recents file. I can see that some people might find this useful; I do not. I virtually never go to "recents" as a shortcut. I find it strictly an annoyance, and a huge security risk. Perhaps this has been fixed in the latest version. I hope so. In other respects you offer a fine service. But I will drop it for me, and my company, if you can't get this fixed. One more thing that would be useful: make it easy to place either you personal file or your business file as the default. 

  • TopDropper's avatar
    TopDropper
    Helpful | Level 5
    8 years ago
    Flabbergasted! This is going on for 2 years!
    I worship Dropbox from almost it's start; improvements have been made and offered capacity increased, but a reset for "Recent Files" has not been added, while many people ask for it. Just reset a register!
    There must be a reason behind it that will not be made public. )-:
    Still, I love my DB, but this annoys me as well.
    Regards

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