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Dropbox Vault
98 TopicsVault opening time more flexible.
I would like the vault opening time in Dropbox to be more flexible. I often work on documents stored in the vault for several hours, but the vault automatically closes after just a few minutes. This makes it inefficient, as I have to download the document, work on it outside the vault, and then reopen the vault to save my changes. It would be much more convenient if I could extend the vault's closing time to suit my working needs, allowing me to keep working on the document without interruptions.120Views1like1CommentSetting to change how long the Vault stays unlocked.
It would be great to have a setting that determines how long the vault on mobile devices and the website stays unlocked. I read that the vault on mobile stays unlocked for only 3 minutes. That's entirely too short and so inconvenient. The vault also seems to lock immediately if you switch applications for a few moments and then go back to it. Again, there should be a setting giving preset options for how long you want the vault to stay open like (Default=3 minutes, 15 minutes, 30 minutes, 1 hour, 3 hours, 6 hours, 12 hours, 24 hours). Another option is displaying a prompt with the same options when you open the vault so the user can select it at that time. Perhaps these options only become available on mobile if the users device or app meets other criteria, like having a passcode/pin/biometric unlock set on the device and or having one of those options set in the app.2.3KViews3likes5CommentsEditing files in Dropbox Vault
laughable why anyone is still using dropbox for anything besides privacy Can't edit docs in Vault? The single reason I am here is because GDrive is notoriously intrusive. Besides privacy, it's just less secure by definition. That intrusiveness is the single reason I do not use it and that is the single reason I still use Dropbox and pay 19.99 per month instead of absolute zero per month (GDrive). It is laughable that there is no function to edit things in Vault. The best I can determine it is that they are trying to shove the people who pay their bills towards buying a second account. It's unbelievable. If you're competing with FREE, think long and hard about how good your product needs to be.Vault will not re-open after timeout
When i open the vault, contents show just fine. After 10 minutes, Dropbix prompts a message that the vault needs the PIN re-entered to keep syncing. But when the PIN is entered, DROPBOX will never reconnect the vault. We get a message 'Something went wrong, please try again later'. (Lame useless messsage - how about an error code?) Then if we keep workiing with the files, we get 'Corrupted' copies because it couldnt save. Really a pain! After this failure, if I click something in the vault folder, it simply disappears. I can't be the only one experiencing this! Windows 10/Pro This has been happening for well over a year. Why don't you guys fix it? Actually, i would prefer the dialog ASK me how long i would like the vault to stay open for...491Views0likes6CommentsVault disappeared on iPhone app after last update
I’m running iOS 17.1 and DropBox app version 352.2.2. Since the last DropBox app update Vault is no longer accessible. I’ve been able to access it on the desktop site only. I’ve cleared the cache and signed out but Vault does not show up. Is this a known issue with this version or is it a feature going away on the app?3.2KViews0likes17CommentsI don't want to be automatically logged out of Vault, when there's an upload pending
This refers toTicket #23883196: DB: Vault - auto logout I have some challenge with VAULT. I regularly transfer and update files, I deal with photography so sometimes the files are heavy and it takes longer to transfer it. In the meantime just after 20 minutes DropBox logs me out after 20 min so files are not transferred and I need to start it again and again. It is very annoying. I fully support security rules, but maybe if you recognize there is transfer of files pending, you should not log out automatically OR send some message saying VALULT is about to log out and do you want to extend it by next 20 min and so on. Such message should be displaned for 5 min maybe and only after it automatically log out. Otherwise I am forced to transfer very small portions of my files to be within 20 min limit and it is really annoying.2.9KViews0likes2CommentsDropbox Vault offline access
Hello, Dropbox Vault sounds like a very nice new feature, and I was wondering how to access it while I'm not connected to the internet (i.e. offline). On my Mac, when I click on the Vault icon it always opens up the dropbox website, and doesn't seem to be letting me access it locally. Any way to access dropbox vault offline/locally?7.7KViews5likes12Comments