Add option to auto-delete original file after it's been converted via automation

[gem0303]

I have automation set up on a folder to convert all .heic to .jpg. However after the conversion, there's no way to automatically delete the original .heic and just keep the new .jpg. Thus I'm wasting a lot of space on duplicate images, and have to manually go in and delete the heic's.

Could Dropbox add an option to the automation workflow to delete a file after it's been converted?

[Jay]

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[DaveInIndy]

Agree with this. Do people use DB automation just to convert file types? If so, they would want to keep both. I would not do this- I will always want control over file conversion parameters when the file itself is the objective. Instead, in my applications, I want to share a file using a specific format for broad compatibility as the #1 goal, not file content quality. And in this scenario, I don't want the original file to remain- it takes up space, creates a duplicate (if adding this file from another archive), and makes folder browsing, searching messy. I'd prefer this behavior as requested- delete the original file after conversion.

[Solmark]

It would support this 100%, but would suggest implementing by adding a "Delete Original File' option in the Automation rule creation process so that it is flexible for different use cases.

[Jay]

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