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Unable to change the name of a device

I am unable to change the name of a device (an iPad) that appears in the online Security panel of my account. On the iPad I delinked the device from my Dropbox account, then confirmed that it disappeared from the device list in the online Security panel. Then on the iPad I changed the device name using the prescribed method. I verified that the name had been changed in the Apple ID section of the iPad settings. Then using the Dropbox app on the iPad, I added the device to Dropbox again. It reappeared in the Security panel of my online account, but without the name change. So I am stumped. Changing the name of a device should be easy to do.

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Walter

Hey @Bob-SF - thanks for bringing this to our attention.

Could you please remove the device again from your security page after clearing your browser's cache and the Dropbox mobile app's cache as well?

If the issue persists, please send us a screenshot so that we can have a visual too.

Thanks!

Bob-SF

Walter, I did as suggested, but it didn't change the situation. Attached is an annotated screenshot that indicates the problems I'm having.

Nancy

@Bob-SF, is it OK if we log a ticket for you to this email address? Our team can investigate this further this way.

Bob-SF

Yes, please do, and thanks.

Nancy

Hey Bob! Please check your email’s inbox/spam folder, and reply back to my message, when you get the chance.

Bob-SF

I did reply, but if you want me to confirm that the email address is mine, it is.

Jay

Hi @Bob-SF, I've checked the ticket on our system, and I can't see any response from you yet.

Could you try replying to the email sent by the support agent again?

Bob-SF

I just did reply — for the second time.

Nancy

Hey @Bob-SF, I saw your latest email, and I’ve replied.

Michael Leddy

Same problem here. My device's name shows as Mac.lan, which is not the device's name. It appears that Dropbox is truncating the name and adding a .lan to it. I have tried unlinking the device from Dropbox and adding it again — nothing changes.

I think you need to make it possible for users to rename devices to make device names meaningful/intelligible.

Rich

Michael Leddy wrote:
I think you need to make it possible for users to rename devices to make device names meaningful/intelligible.

That used to be possible but the option was removed long ago.

Also, Dropbox isn't adding .lan to the name. That would be your local network name, so it's either being added by macOS or your router.

Michael Leddy

Thanks for your reply, Rich. It's all newly strange to me — looking closely at these things for the first time in a long time after adding Dropbox to a new device.