How to use activity, notifications, and recent lists

Updated Dec 02, 2024

The information in this article applies to all Dropbox users, unless otherwise stated.

The information in the desktop tray is unique to your account and shows the most recent activities that have occurred to the files and folders that you manage.

This information is unique to your account and helps you access your most important files and folders. Information is accessible through the Dropbox desktop app, Dropbox mobile app, and dropbox.com.

Your activity and history

Note: The Your Activity feed isn’t available in the mobile app or on dropbox.com.

The Your activity feed shows the list of files and folders you recently opened or edited within your Dropbox history. If you’re a member of a Dropbox team account, you’ll also see the Team activity tab that shows your team’s shared activity.

To view your activity:

Click the Dropbox icon in your notification center (Windows) or menu bar (Mac).
Click the Your activity or Sharing activity tab.
- If you’re a member of a Dropbox team account, you can switch between Your activity and Team activity to see your activity or your team’s shared-file activity.

Notifications

On the desktop and mobile apps, your Notifications feed displays file and folder activities like tags, shares and mentions.

Learn more about notifications and how to turn them on and off.

To view your notifications:

Log in to dropbox.com.
Click the bell icon in the upper-right corner.

When viewing comments in notifications, you can quickly respond by selecting an emoji reaction or suggested text response below the comment box.

Note: Emoji reactions or suggested text responses are not available on mobile or desktop app.

To view your notifications:

Click the Dropbox icon in your Windows task bar or Mac menu bar.
Click the bell icon at the top.

You can also turn on notifications to get pop-up notifications on your desktop.

To view your notifications:

Open the Dropbox mobile app.
- Team account: Tap Activity at the bottom, then tap Notifications.
- Personal account: Tap the bell icon at the top.

Recents

On the mobile app and dropbox.com, your Recents feed is similar to your Activity feed but only focuses on your activity.

To view your recent activity:

On dropbox.com, click All files in the left sidebar. Then, click the Recents tab under All files on the main page.
On the mobile app, tap the Home tab at the bottom, then tap Recent (Android) or Recents (iOS) near the top.