Is there a way to prevent a specific folder tile from showing a preview of the images inside it? I have NSFW images inside some subfolders and don't want them visible from the parent folder.
Hey @gem0303, thanks for posting on our forum.
If you’re referring to the Dropbox website, and you’re seeing your content in grid/large grid view, I’m afraid it’s not possible to hide those thumbnails.
You can change the view though to list/large list instead, and there should be no thumbnails.
Hope this helps!
Add the ability to disable the image preview on folder tiles in grid view on desktop. Ideally it could be toggled on/off for individual folders.
@Nancy Thanks for the info. Bummer it's not possible without changing away from grid view (which I really like).
For anyone reading who'd like this feature added to the site, please upvote my idea.
Hi @gem0303, thank you for sharing this feedback! I'm the Product Manager on the team responsible for this feature and we really value this feedback.
To help inform our thinking around this, would you prefer to be able to turn off the collage of previews on folders in grid view for just one folder, or all of the folders in view?
@simonDBXMy personal preference would be toggling the collage on/off for individual folders because I have NSFW folders mixed in with regular photo folders. I probably wouldn't use the feature if it could only be toggled on/off for every folder in view.
While I have your attention, I have an additional request for the thumbnail collage feature. Would it be possible to superimpose the collage on top of the default folder icon, like the mockup below?
I often have folders and pictures mixed together, and when I'm visually scanning to find the start of my photos, they all blur together. Having the folder icon visible would make the file type much more clear. I know it's possible to sort the files by "type" which groups all the photos together, but then for some reason it jumbles up the order of individual photos when I need them to be sorted alphabetically.
@gem0303 Got it, thank you! I'll take this back to the team and see what we can do to give you more control over what's shown on your folders.
Regarding better visually differentiating between files and folders - appreciate your feedback here as well! We've gotten similar feedback from other users and are currently working on a solution to make it easier to differentiate at a glance. Stay tuned!
I'm with the OP in that this new feature is annoying and makes it very hard to distinguish between files and folders. Plus its not even consistent as I have folders that just show the folder and others with the collage all in the same folder.
Maybe this folder image preview could be a user selection along with the Grid, Large Grid, List, Large List.Folder images previewing in Grid modes is so distracting.
I cant determine at a glance previewed single images from folders. And if a folder only has one image, it looks just like a .jpg or other filetype preview. This has slowed down my work flow considerably.The very least you could do is outline the folder icons, or make the background color look like a folder shape or a different color... or all of the above.Please!and thank you.
Honestly, it's not good UX. Can't really tell folders from files. You need a better visual differentiation between those 2. Even OneDrive does it better (that's the only thing they do better! 😆)
Circling back to this thread. While this wasn't the primary ask of this thread, I did see it mentioned in other comments. In an effort to make it easier to visually differentiate between folders and files in grid view, we've recently introduced folder icons on the tiles that reflect the status of the folder (individual, shared, etc). Please let me know what you think.
We are also still considering ways to give you more control over whether the collage of thumbnails is shown and where.
It's not as clear as having the collage superimposed over the folder because your eye still has to look in two places to confirm it's a folder (the photos and then down to the icon). But it is a definite improvement compared to not having that icon at all. Thanks for the update!
@gem0303 great to hear that it's an improvement! We'll keep looking at ways to make this even better.
I agree with this idea - having the option to view as "collage stack" is distracting, but some people may want it. I liked the mockup of the folder image behind the collage. looks differentiated nicely, rather than just plain white background with no folder icon.
@simonDBX
This thread is old but I'm just seeing this change today on my windows laptop using chrome. Was there a bigger roll out? Is there a toggle button to turn it off?
I share the same sentiments as others with private photos (not necessarily NSFW even) and just the visual clutter. I would go as far to say this is a major privacy concern and the feature should be disabled immediately site wide until a fix is made. Then rollout with the feature off by default.
Imagine you want to pull up something in a business meeting presentation. Or your a professor in front of a class. Or someone is simply behind your shoulder. Switching to list is just not a good solution. Especially in my case where this feature presented itself out of nowhere and I had a close call.
Let me vent a little bit more please. I just don't understand not giving people choice. Being able to customize how you engage with dropbox is a great marketing point. Why force change on users, especially ones that rely on the software to make a living.
Please consider quickly.
Is there any update on being able to turn off this feature?
