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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 find a way to turn it off.  Please help.  I'm on the website (not the mobile app) using MacOS and Safari.

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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

     

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

    It's extremely obtuse and annoying when I'm trying to select several item, and all of a sudden my screen rearranges itself and 1/3rd becomes unusable.

    • Jay's avatar
      Jay
      Icon for Dropbox Staff rankDropbox Staff
      8 months ago

      Hi Luce_S, I've merged you to this thread, please check the solution on how to disable the quick view on the site.

      • handlebarmedia's avatar
        handlebarmedia
        New member | Level 2
        6 months ago

        shouldn't be so hard to find this setting, which is not in settings.

  • Jay's avatar
    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

         

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