This will open a preview that shows how the folder will look after organizing.
From the Preview screen, you can unselect any files you don’t want included in the grouping.
To apply multi-file organize to files that are moved into the folder in the future, check the box next to Apply rule every time a file is added to this folder.
Click Apply.
Filter options for multi-file organize
The filters available to you depend on your plan. You can combine different rules to create filters.
Keyword - This will organize content by an assigned keyword, then move them to a folder of your choosing.
Note: To filter by keyword, type your keyword and then press enter. To filter using multiple keywords at the same time, press enter after each keyword.
Inactivity - This will group all content that hasn’t been accessed recently. You can choose the inactive timeframe from the dropdown.
Timeframe - This will group your content together based on the date it was created or uploaded.
Smart move - This will group files into existing sub-folders based on Dropbox recommendations.
Custom filters - This will sort files by size, file extension, or keyword, then move them to a folder of your choosing. To filter content into one folder using multiple rules, click Add rule. To organize content into multiple folders using different filters, click Create new filter.
Note: To filter by keyword, type your keyword and then press enter. To filter using multiple keywords at the same time, press enter after each keyword.
Timeframe - This will group your content together based on the date it was created or uploaded.
Inactivity - This will group all content that hasn’t been accessed recently. You can choose the inactive timeframe from the dropdown box.
Smart move - This will group files into existing sub-folders based on Dropbox recommendations.
Note: To undo multi-file organize, click Undo in the panel that appears at the bottom of the screen. This will load after you click Apply and the action is completed.
Open the folder. Press “Organize” at the top of the page. Select “Multi-file organize” Decide whether you want to group files by keyword, timeframe, inactivity, or let Dropbox choose.
Open the folder. Press “Organize” at the top of the page. Select “Multi-file organize” Decide whether you want to group files by keyword, timeframe, inactivity, or let Dropbox choose.
Google Drive is the free cloud storage service from Google and is the best alternative to Dropbox. It provides 1 TB of storage space for free and comes with 15 GB of additional free storage space every month. It also comes with automatic photo backup and a powerful search feature that lets you find your files easily.
With Dropbox, you can move the files and folders you're not currently using to dropbox.com by making them “online-only”. This way, you can free up disk space on your hard drive and save storage space on your computer.
Open a new Windows Explorer/File Explorer window by clicking on the Start menu and then My Computer/My PC. This will take you directly to the Dropbox cache folder in your Application Data folder. Delete the files in your cache by dragging them out of the Dropbox cache folder and into your Windows Recycle bin.
Once your files are separated, organize them in a way that will make them easy to find, following the filing system you decided on earlier. An easy way to think about this is like a filing cabinet with drawers, folders, and sub-folders.
Dropbox is a home for all your most valuable files. To keep your files safe, Dropbox is designed with multiple layers of protection, distributed across a scalable, secure infrastructure. These layers of protection include: Dropbox files at rest are encrypted using 256-bit Advanced Encryption Standard (AES)
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