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Swe T.'s avatar
Swe T.
New member | Level 1
10 years ago

How to Clear or Remove the Recent file list in mobile apps

I want to clear all the Recent file list, there has no clear function please advise how to clear the list. Thanks & regards Swe Tin
Mobile
Third Party Integrations
  • Sam DBX's avatar
    Sam DBX
    11 months ago
    Hi everybody,
     
    We’d like to provide an update on this topic:
     
    Keep in mind that you can completely hide the Recents section with the new modular home layout on mobile:
     
    1. Open the Dropbox mobile app.
    2. Tap the customize icon (artist palette) 🎨
    3. To add or remove a default section, tap the toggle next to Recents, Starred, Camera Uploads, 4. Viewed links, Shared, or Offline.
    5. Tap Save to save your changes.
     
    You can find more info in here.
     
    Also, based on your comments, our team is working on improving the recents list update (when an item is deleted remotely). Thank you for sharing your feedback on this.
     
    We'll keep you in the loop for future features related to this.
    Sam 
Keith N.8's avatar
Keith N.8
New member | Level 2
9 years ago

I don't really understand how DB can say that they are not ignoring their users: you only have to look at the dates - this thread started in June 2015 (10 months ago) and the thread on actually turning off the Recent Files feature (https://www.dropboxforum.com/hc/en-us/community/posts/204363916-Turn-Off-Recent-Files-Feature) started in November 2015 (6 months ago). How long should we, as users, leave it before we expect to see some action?

The thread I referenced above has been closed, ostensibly as it pertains to the website, and we're now referred to this thread. However, this thread is entitled "How to clear Recent file list..." so is not an obvious place if you're searching for turning off the recent feature. Closing the other thread also conveniently means that users cannot add to it.

I've joined Jessie M and others, and moved my files to Google Drive - just keeping the small area that I need for shared files for the time being. I used to run an ftp server for my customers, which has not been reinstated, and I had been looking at using Dropbox for business instead - but no longer.

I'm genuinely sad about this, as I used to like Dropbox, and with the exception of this unwanted feature, I would still prefer it.

 

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