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jay27
Explorer | Level 4
3 years ago

Can I remove the new right click context menu on the website?

I've had an annoying new issue crop up that I can't find any answers for.  When viewing my company files on Chrome, previously I could right click on a file and get the Chrome menu, which included "O...
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  • Hannah's avatar
    Hannah
    3 years ago
    Hey jay27, welcome to our Community.

    This is actually a new change to the website's interface. It hasn't been rolled out to everyone yet, that's why your colleagues don't see it.

    We do appreciate your feedback about this, though, I'll make sure to pass your comments along to our team.

    As a workaround, you can use the middle click on your mouse. Simply hover over a file and click the middle button. It should do the trick.

    If you have any questions, let me know.
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MigrateSound
Explorer | Level 3

This is great Hannah. Thanks for this workaround but have you thought of mac user?. I am in the same situation as @jay27 and my work habits are extremely affected by this new feature. I don't have a middle click on the magic mouse. Perhaps a simultaneous key press would be useful in order to bring up the menu we're are used to. Just a thought.

 

Thanks.

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Jay
Icon for Dropbox Staff rankDropbox Staff
3 years ago
Hi MigrateSound, the middle click is a standard shortcut in most browsers to open links in new tabs, and isn't restricted to the Dropbox site.

You might have an alternative if using a different type of mouse which doesn't support middle clicking, or you might be able to configure a new shortcut in the browser settings.
  • MigrateSound's avatar
    MigrateSound
    Explorer | Level 3
    3 years ago

    Hi @Jay,

    I've done some additional research since my last post and I figured out a way to open a directory or document in a new tab. I simply have to hold the command key in addition to a simple left click. Not too complicated. Just had to try a few combinations before finding it. Thanks for the follow-up.

    L.

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