Newbie to Dropbox needs help sorting a large library by author.

Question

Gentles all....I am going to use Dropbox to back up my  Calibre library of over 6000 books.  I can sort by title, author, or date added in Calibre.  I would like to be able to do the same in Dropbox.  When I upload books to Dropbox they show up title first even though they are in Calibre with Author last name/first name.    I have used a different Dropbox account to move books from Calibre to my iPad, uploading to a Public folder.  They automatically sort to subfolders by author and the subfolders alphabetize automatically.   How can I do that with my new library dedicated Dropbox?   Thanks!

Megan · Answer

Hey @ljrkrispes, you can try creating individual folders for each of the authors, and adding their books in there.

At the moment, these are your options when it comes to sorting content: 
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If you wish, renaming the file would also work, if you wish to put the author's first or last name in the beginning of the file's name.

ljrkrispes · Answer

Current dropbox

I am on a Macbook running Sonoma 14.2.1

Megan · Answer

Hey @ricekrispes, thanks for the speedy reply!

You should be able to click the camera-like icon when replying back to us, and attach your screenshot.

Would you also mind clarifying the Dropbox platform you're using at the moment, when trying to sort your books?