What is the new release of Dropbox Paper?

The new release of Dropbox Paper will gradually roll out to all Dropbox customers until everyone is updated to the new version. Look for an email from Dropbox that lets you know when you’ll be getting the release.

Some Dropbox customers are already using the new release. To find out which release you’re using:

1. Log in to dropbox.com.
2. Click Create.
3. Hover over Document.

If you see Dropbox Paper in the list of document types, then you’re using the new new release.

If you don’t see Dropbox Paper in the list of document types, then you’re using the old release.

Note: You can also check by going to paper.dropbox.com. If you’re redirected to dropbox.com/paper, you’re using the new release of Dropbox Paper.

No. All Dropbox users will soon be using the new release of Dropbox Paper.

The timing can vary, but you should anticipate the migration taking around 30 minutes to migrate a single user, and up to a few hours for an entire team.

Users will still have access to their Paper docs, both for viewing and editing. Certain actions on Paper docs will be momentarily unavailable, such as sharing the doc and starring a doc. 

Once the migration is complete, the Paper doc link will automatically refresh to the new version of the doc in Dropbox.

When you start using the new release, your existing Paper docs will show up on dropbox.com. Paper docs that you own will be placed in a folder called Migrated Paper Docs.

If you’re on a Dropbox team account, Paper docs that your team owns will be placed in a folder called Team Paper Docs. From there, you can move them to any folder in your Dropbox account.

Just like your Paper docs, all your Paper folders will move into your Dropbox folder, too. For example, if you have a shared Paper folder called “Project proposals,” it’ll be converted into a shared folder in Dropbox called “Project proposals” within your Migrated Paper Docs folder.

Paper Team folders will be migrated to a central team folder in Dropbox called “Team Paper Docs” and will be shared with the appropriate groups in Dropbox. Admins will be able to manage who can access this folder.

After updating to the new release of Paper, all sharing permissions will remain exactly the same on all of your Paper docs and folders that were moved, and shared links will continue to work as before. 

Under no circumstances will Dropbox grant anyone access to a doc if users did not have the right to view or edit the document before the update.

However, the ownership of some Paper docs may change. With the new release of Dropbox Paper, Paper doc ownership is transferred to the owner of the containing folder, but only if that owner had editing permissions on all of the docs the folder contained.

If the folder owner didn’t have editing permissions on all of the docs inside the folder, the docs are split into multiple folders and their owners stay the same.

Once you have the new release of Paper, your docs can be shared and restored just like regular files and folders in your Dropbox account.

Paper docs will take up very little space in your Dropbox account—less than 100 bytes, which is less than a 30th of a standard document file.

To create a Paper doc on dropbox.com:

1. Log in to dropbox.com.
2. Click Create.
3. Hover over Document. 
4. Click Paper doc.

To create a Paper doc on paper.dropbox.com with the new release of Dropbox Paper:

1. Log in to paper.dropbox.com.
2. Click Create new doc.

For more details on the ways you can create, visit How to create a Dropbox Paper doc.

On the Dropbox desktop app, Paper docs are stored as web-based files and can only open on dropbox.com. They can only be stored on your computer if exported as a PDF, .docx, or .md file first.