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I'm unable to rename a file after copying it from another sub-folder on my Mac.
Having this issue over the past several months. Saw another thread where others were having the same issue, but that thread was locked. I copy a file from one subfolder in Dropbox to another subfolder on my Sonoma 14.5 Mac, (Dropbox v199.4.6287) and then I can't rename the file. This doesn't happen every time, but has happened a couple of times in the last 4 months since Jan 2024, and may have started happening before that. Other files in the same folder have the Dropbox Quick Actions context menu items when I right click on them. This file does not. I can open the file, change contents, and save, and that works. I can copy the file with a ctrl-c / cntrl-v in the same folder, and then the copy of the file appears to inherit the same problem, I can't rename it either. I can delete the file. A menu item "Do not sync" is not available in the right click menu for this specific file, although not in the Dropbox Quick Actions section of the right click menu. If I quit the Dropbox app, still can't rename the file, start Dropbox back up, still can't rename the file. Force quitting the Finder, which then automatically restarts, all the finder windows ... does work! So letting others know this is a workaround for this problem rather than rebooting the whole computer, which also works. But this does appear to be a bug around something with file copying in Dropbox folders, unless it's a Mac OS level bug. I noticed after restarting the Finder that the little green circle with the check-box next to the filename is back, which wasn't showing before, so there was something going on with Dropbox integration with the finder perhaps.
Can naming conventions be applied to subfolders?
We are cleaning up our organization's Dropbox folders and implementing a simple naming convention (separating file names with spaces, not dashes). When I set a naming convention for a folder, I would like that naming convention to apply to all subfolders. Is that possible? I gave it a try, and it appears that I would need to set the convention for each individual folder - which, for our organization, would take ages! Any ideas?
Issue renaming a file when the process of renaming the previous file isn't finished
Every time I want to rename a file, I have to wait because during the renaming process, if I start renaming the next file, when the renaming process of the first file is finished, it takes me back to renaming the first file again and the subsequent work on renaming the next files gets disrupted and everything remains as it was - very inconvenient - try renaming all files in a row without waiting and you will see it. When I want to exit a folder to go to the previous folder - it throws me back to the folder that was the initial one, not the previous one - this is inconvenient and I have to perform an extra action in my work. Perhaps it's possible to allow renaming folders and files without interruptions and bags?
Bug when adding a file in a folder and change the name of the folder
Hi!! I think i found a bug. to replicate it: 1- create a folder, name it ' folder 1' and add a file. 2- change the name of the folder to 'folder 2' while the file is uploading (or in the queue) 3- create a new folder with name 'folder 1'. Expected: the file is in the folder 'folder 2' But the file is being saved in the second folder, the one with name 'folder 1'. Probably its matching with the name instead of matching with the id, somehow I also tried when the file is already in the folder (not uploading/ queue) and it works perfectly in that case. Paula [personal information removed per the Community's Guidelines]
Add Copy File Name Option
I find myself often choosing Rename, Copy, and Paste when I want to give a new file a similar name to a previous one that already exists in the same folder. Also, sometimes I need to include the file name in an email, so I have to follow the same tedious process. It would be great if Dropbox could please add an option in the Dropbox iPhone app to simply copy the file name, as it would save ALOT of time and should not be too difficult to implement. Thank you for the consideration.