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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
Dropbox is not listening. This may allow for going to the last tab viewed but it doesn't solve the core issue. The core issue is that we want a simple preference that allows us to turn off the tracking and display of recent files. Making the recent tab one click removed doesn't offer any real protection against either the accidental display of files or intentional snooping to see what files were accessed recently.
Turning off the recent tab has almost no obstacles in terms of interface design implications or complexity of dev effort. Dropbox is simply choosing not to allow us to turn of the recents tab...which is what most of the users in this forum want. Dropbox is simply prioritizing their view of how we SHOULD use the product ahead of how we WANT to use the product. Dropbox is essentially saying that they aren't willing to do the work to satisfy the customers who don't want their files tracked and displayed in the recents tab.
They have the right to execute their view (which I don't prefer) and we have the right to choose another solution. I'm busy enough that I haven't bothered to switch yet personally, but we chose Google Drive for my 75 person company primarily because of this issue. (I'm happy to verify this statement with Dropbox reps if they want to reach out directly)
So, Dropbox won 1 battle and lost another. Eventually I'll switch over personally as well if they don't change this but they know most of us will just complain for a while rather than take the time to move our files and re-log our devices into another service. It's a really competitive market for storage, though, so you'd think they'd take advantage of the easy wins...
