How to sort Dropbox files and folders

Updated Oct 10, 2023

This article describes a feature available on dropbox.com.

You can sort and filter files and folders on dropbox.com by Name, Modified, Who can access, Type, Extension, Size, and Tags. To do so:

Log in to dropbox.com.
Click All files in the left side bar.
Sort and filter, as you’d like.
- If you’d like to sort a specific folder, click ">" (right arrow) next to Folders in the left sidebar and select the name of the folder you want to sort.

To sort:

Click the Recent tab to view recently accessed files.
Click the Starred tab to view starred files.
Click the column header title to sort ascending or descending. An additional arrow will appear for this feature to indicate how they are sorted.

Note: You can only sort the Name, Modified, Size, Type, and Extension columns. However, folders can’t be sorted by size. Learn how to calculate the size of a folder.

To customize columns:

Hover over the name of the column.
Click the dropdown arrow.
Click the name of the column to select or unselect.

Note: The Name column will always be displayed as the first column.

To rearrange columns:

Click and hold the title column name, then drag and drop to a new location.

To resize columns:

Hover over the column header.
Click the vertical lines that appear to drag and resize the columns horizontally.

To change views:

Click the list icon (four horizontal lines) in the upper right corner of your file list.
Choose from Grid, Large grid, List, or Large list views.