How to star files and folders
Updated Apr 02, 2024
You can star files and folders for easy access on dropbox.com and the Dropbox mobile app.
When you star a file or folder, it’s starred only for you. It’s not starred for anyone else who shares the file or folder.
You can view your starred files and folders:
- On the All files page on dropbox.com:
- To see all starred folders: Click the Starred tab at the bottom of the left sidebar.
- To see starred files in a folder: Select the folder in the left sidebar and click the Starred tab.
- In the Starred section of the Dropbox mobile app Home screen
Star files and folders
Note: You can view pages in a document, scrub through a video, or flip through the contents of a folder without opening it. To do so, make sure you’re using grid layout, then move your cursor horizontally across the file or folder.
- Open the Dropbox mobile app.
- Tap "..." (ellipsis) next to the file or folder you’d like to star.
- Tap Star.
- To unstar a file or folder, tap Unstar.
View starred files and folders
You can view your starred files and folders:
- Log in to dropbox.com.
- Hover over the file or folder you’d like to star.
- Click "..." (ellipsis) and select Star.
- You can also hover over a file or folder in grid view and click the star icon next to the file or folder you'd like to star.
- To unstar a file or folder, click the star icon again.
- Open the Dropbox mobile app.
- Tap "..." (ellipsis) next to the file or folder you’d like to star.
- Tap Star.
- To unstar a file or folder, tap Unstar.
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