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afoster002's avatar
afoster002
New member | Level 2
8 months ago

How can I turn off the preview on the site?

Dropbox apparently introduced new functionality that forces a large preview window every time a file is selected.  The vast majority of time this degrades my efficiency in using Dropbox.  I can't fin...
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  • derrickyee's avatar
    derrickyee
    8 months ago

    Hello, 

     

    You can turn off the feature by toggling the view to "Full Screen" under the Layout menu

     

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Jay
Icon for Dropbox Staff rankDropbox Staff
8 months ago

Hi afoster002, thanks for bringing this to our attention.

 

Are you referring to opening a file, or clicking the checkbox next to the file?

 

This will help me to assist further!

  • varoemer's avatar
    varoemer
    New member | Level 2
    8 months ago

    I transfer a lot of files all the time. I don't need to see each of them as they upload. Please let us turn this kindergarten-level feature off.

    • derrickyee's avatar
      derrickyee
      Icon for Dropbox Product Manager rankDropbox Product Manager
      8 months ago

      Hello, 

       

      You can turn off the feature by toggling the view to "Full Screen" under the Layout menu

       

      • rp12's avatar
        rp12
        Explorer | Level 4
        8 months ago

        These options don't show for me when I select the menu. It's just "Layout - Grid, Large Grid, List, Large List", but not the 'Open Files In' section. Any advice? I'm using Google Chrome, not sure if that makes a difference.

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