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42 TopicsOption to disable notifications for automations when using the desktop app.
It's been years since this topic came up. Currently it is not possible to disable notifications for any automation, unlike other notifications. I honestly don't understand what's the hold-up here and sincerely ask you to allow me and others to disable them. I do not need them, and it just conditions me to blindly ignore any notifications, even if there would be some that were more important. I don't understand why you think they are that important that they should override user choice.75Views0likes4CommentsNaming conventions are sometimes buggy in subfolders.
I have a parent folder with an automation that's supposed to rename every file in its subfolders to a certain format, but it's been very buggy on if it actually works or not... I don't know if it's just bugged or if there is a solution. I'm using file requests in every child folder if that helps.172Views1like23CommentsAutomated Photo Sorting by Location (EXIF data)
Currently i use my phone for taking work-related photos as well as personal stuff, of course everything gets uploaded into the Camera Uploads folder. It would be awesome if there was an automation where it could check the EXIF data of each photo and put in a separate folder by location so all my work-related pics would be separated from everything else. Possible?38Views1like2CommentsSearch and sort through images with facial recognition
I’m in my final year of high school and my cohort has started a Dropbox to compile everyone’s photos for the whole year. I think it would be really cool to be able to say find all the photos of me, or the photo of me and Person A. Similar of like how you can search by people on the Apple photos app. We have hundreds of photos and sorting through them is tedious. I think this could be a really cool idea.505Views7likes4CommentsPlease implement a possibility to export all data to another Cloud Service
Please implement a possibility to export all data to another Cloud Service, just like Google did it with Google Takeout. For me flexibility is really important and so I don't want to use a Cloud Service, where I have to stay until I die if I can't or don't want to download all my data – which is with data from about 2 TV very difficult – and upload it to the other Cloud service…31Views0likes1CommentHelp with keyword automation on a shared folder
I have tried adding automation to a shared folder. It doesn't seem to do anything so I am curious if I am misunderstanding the feature. I have a main input folder that receives a folder with file(s) on regular basis. These folders have a standard naming convention of FirstName LastName Timestamp (yyyy-mm-dd HH_MM_SS) LocationName (example: John w Smith 2025-01-28 20_23_29 Main Office) The main input folder also contains subfolders with for each location. My goal is to have the folders moved from the input folder into the location folder. I added the automation: When files are added to "Intake Folder" then organize into folders grouped by Customer filters Keyword "Main" move files to "Main Office Intake." The folder is not moved. I do have permission to edit the folder. I am part of a team on the Advanced plan. When I look at the folder on a different computer/browser, it looks like the folder is not automated. Suggestions are greatly appreciated. Thanks!Solved62Views0likes3CommentsFolder/File Automation and Tagging improvements
Add logic to automations via file tags "if file tagged X, rename file with Y". "if file tagged X, convert the file to a different format". "if file tagged X, resize the current image file". "if file tagged X, perform any other automation actions". "if file tagged X (on upload) put a copy of it in folders Y, W and Z" Every file should have a tag associated with it by default when its uploaded via mobile or desktop. We could then build all of our automations based off file tags, regardless of what folder a file is in. Right now its the other way around, automations are built on folders, not the files themselves.42Views2likes3CommentsThe option for old data to be deleted after a specific time.
It would be great if there were an option for the folder that old data is deleted after a specific time is over. For example: I want in Folder1 an automated deletion of data after one month. This option is only for Folder1. In Folder2 is this option not activated and the data is permanent stored. This option would be great for data that is generated of other programs which have access to Dropbox to store data.51Views1like1CommentAllow automated folders to be duplicated with the automation in the duplicates
Would it be possible to duplicate folders with automation in them, aside from performing them manually? Would love to create an "automation" that can easily be added to new folders created, or simply copy over when duplicating an existing folder.52Views0likes2CommentsHow get notified if automation was successful/failed?
I have an Automated Folder that converts the uploaded file to PDF and saves it. I am using Dropbox API for it. Is there a way for me to programmatically check whether/when the PDF file generated by the automation is available? How should one go about it?