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We're making some changes to the Dropbox Community
Hi everyone, Over the past few years, you’ve shared feedback, ideas, and questions that help shape how this community supports you. We’ve been listening closely - and as a result, we’ll soon be moving the Dropbox Community to a new platform designed to deliver a better, more seamless experience. We’re just a few days away…
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How We Use Dash: Kate Heuter
You’ve seen us share How We Use Dropbox, and we’re continuing our How We Use Dash series - where our team show how Dash fits into their everyday workflows. Today, we’re featuring Kate Hueter, a Content Manager at Dropbox, who shares how Dash helps her move faster, stay creative, and get great stories in front of the right…
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Tell Us How You Use Dropbox
No two people use Dropbox in exactly the same way. Some of you rely on it every day for work, others for school, creative projects, or keeping life organized - and we love that. We’d love to hear how you’re using Dropbox today - is it something you use once in a while, is it part of your day to day, are there any features…
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Dash Release Notes - January 2026
As we get into 2026, I hope we’ve all hit the ground running! We’ve got some great new updates to share from the Dropbox Dash team. Based on your feedback and how you’re using Dash every day, we’ve been shipping improvements that make Dash faster, smarter, and easier to work with. Below is a quick snapshot of what’s new…
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Join the Conversation: The Dash Community Is Now Open
We’re excited to share that the Dash Community Forum is now open to all Dash customers! Previously, this space was private and limited to existing teams of customers, but starting today, we are delighted to welcome everyone using Dash to the group, and encourage you to join the conversation. Whether you’re part of a team…
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How We Use Dropbox Dash: Featuring Dan Imken
You’ve seen us share How We Use Dropbox, and we’re continuing our How We Use Dash series, where Dropboxers share how Dash fits into their day-to-day work. Today, we’re featuring Dan Imken, a Technical Program Manager, who shows us how Dash helps him cut through complexity, stay aligned, and focus on what matters most. As a…
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Emojis in filenames are finally here! 🥳
Hey everyone! We’ve got some exciting news - Dropbox now supports way more characters in filenames and folders! Emojis are now supported across all surfaces, and it’s available to everyone! That means support for emojis like 🚀, 🎵, 🏴☠️, plus rare scripts like 𩸽, اللهِ, and even mathematical symbols like 𝛑 or 𝔸. This…
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We’re Still Here to Help (Even Over the Holidays!)
Thank you for another amazing year with us! We’re so grateful for our community - for your questions, your ideas, and the stories you share about how you use Dropbox 🎉 We hope everything runs smoothly for you this holiday season, but if you do need a hand, remember you can always post a question in the Dropbox Community.…
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2026 Policy Prep: Quick Dropbox Security Check for Educators
As schools wind down for holiday break, it’s a great moment for IT admins in the education space to give their Dropbox Admin Console a quick tune-up, in preparation for new policies rolling out in 2026. Start by confirming that only the right people still have access. Clean up old accounts, double check roles and if you…
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How We Use Dropbox Dash: Featuring Liz Mead
We’ve shared a few “How We Use Dash” stories already, and today we’re excited to feature a new perspective from the marketing world. This time, Liz Mead, a product marketer at Dropbox, shows us how she uses Dash to keep her team fully up to date on marketing materials, product updates, and messaging so that…
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How We Use Dropbox Dash: Featuring Josh Clemm
How We Use Dropbox Dash: Featuring Josh Clemm You’ve seen us share “How We Use Dropbox” and now we’re kicking off a new “How We Use Dash” series, where Dropboxers share their favorite features and how they use them day to day. You might have seen Theresa’s story, or mine, but today we hear from Josh Clemm as he walks us…
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Dash Release Notes - September 2025
Hi folks, here are some of the hot off the presses Dash updates that might be of interest to you. You can find the full release notes here, or review a summary below: Discover information faster with Dash * Image OCR search: Find text inside images and scanned docs (JPG, PNG, TIFF, PDF) with keyword search and snippet…
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So You Started Using Dash, Now What?
New to Dash? Here’s What to Do Next Welcome to our new dedicated Dash space! Happy to have you here, feel free to join the conversation below, and here are just a few of the features that I use a lot and that I think might help, especially when you get started. Whether you’re trying to boost productivity or just survive…
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Welcome back to the Replay group
Hi everyone! We’re excited to relaunch the Dropbox Replay community group! This used to be the go-to spot for ideas and discussion, and we’re bringing it back to life - with your help. What’s new: * Feature ideas migrated: We’ve moved product requests and suggestions from our external platform into this group. There are…
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Welcome! Learn More About This Group Here
Hi everyone! As Calvin said above, we’re so excited to have you here as part of our Dropbox Dash community. This space is dedicated to you, the people who are using Dash already - and we’re looking forward to hearing your thoughts, ideas, and feedback as we build the future of search and productivity together. Here’s a…
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Dash Release Notes - August 2025
Here are some updates about new and improved features of Dash, check them out and let us know if you have any questions. Don't forget, if you have a suggestion for Dash, you can add your idea here, and the team will review, and you might see your request go live too. Redesigned mobile app with new search and chat: The Dash…
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How to Delete your Dropbox Community Account:
We’re sorry to see you go - but if you’ve decided to leave the Dropbox Community, you can close your account anytime from your profile settings. Just to note, once your account is closed, it can’t be reopened. If you ever want to come back, you’ll need to create a new account, and your past activity or history won’t be…
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Dash Release Notes - July 2025
Search private Slack messages in Dash: The Slack connector now supports private messages—including DMs, group DMs, and private channels. Users can now find relevant conversations and shared content from across their Slack workspace, no matter where it was sent. Learn more here. Workday connector: Users can unlock direct…
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How I Use Dropbox and Dash to Make My Day Easier
As your friendly neighbourhood Community Team member, my daily workflow centers on creating engaging content (hopefully), collaborating across multiple teams within Dropbox, and overall being in the loop on how we can make this community better for you all. Dropbox and Dash are essential tools that make all of this…
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Capture update
Thank you for being a valued Dropbox Capture user. After careful consideration, we’ve decided to discontinue Dropbox Capture on March 24th. Please note that you’ll still be able to use the screenshot tool through the Dropbox desktop app. After March 24th, you will no longer be able to create new screen recordings, audio…
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We are aware of the issue with the badge emails resending to everyone, we apologise for the inco ...
nvenience Hi everyone, We are aware of the issue with the badge emails resending to everyone. We are very sorry for this, as many of you are aware we’re in the process of migrating the site and unfortunately that re-triggered the badge emails. We totally understand your frustration, but we want to reassure you that we are…
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What’s new with Dropbox Backup
We’ve seen some threads from Community members about how you use Dropbox Backup and we are here with an update and some info you might like to know. The team saw your feedback and have changed some things, so keep reading to learn more about Dropbox Backup. Back up a computer with Dropbox Backup With Dropbox Backup, you…
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Dropbox Admins: Helping Your Team Access the Right Files in Dropbox
As a Dropbox admin, one of your key responsibilities is to ensure that your team can easily access the files they need to be productive. Here are some tips for you with actionable tips and resources to make that a breeze. Types of Admins In team accounts, admins wear different hats, each with unique responsibilities -…
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One Month into the New Year: How Are Your Resolutions Coming Along?
As we step into February, it’s a great time to reflect on our New Year’s resolutions and share our progress with the community. Whether you’re striving for personal growth or professional development, staying organized can make all the difference. Here are some resolutions that many of us are focusing on this year, and how…
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We’re Still Here To Help
Thank you for another year with us, we are grateful to be able to help you get answers, news and to hear from you too. Hopefully, you don’t have any technical issues between now and the new year, but don’t forget that you can ask a question and get help from other Dropbox users like you anytime! And if that doesn’t solve…
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Using Dropbox for the holidays this year
Every year, the holidays are here before we know it—December is the perfect storm for procrastinators. All the events, activities, and to-dos pile up quickly. And there never seems to be a spare second to catch up. This year, save yourself some time and money. Here are a few quick, easy, free ways to create thoughtful…
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There are some changes coming to links - here’s what you need to know
We try to keep you in the loop with big updates, and we have some news about links, so check this out and let us know what you think. Dropbox is moving to an improved shared link architecture, where links are centralized on the content being shared rather than on the person doing the sharing. All new links created this…
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How to use emojis to improve your online body language
When we communicate in text, there can be a lot of nuance that can be lost when compared with an in person chat. For example, the below is technically the same message, but they can be read differently. That’s fine. - Or - That’s fine! 🙂 One of those might make your palms sweaty, while the other might sound a little OTT -…
