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  1. Remove folder from desktop

    I would like to be able to not have the Box folder sitting on my desktop and only sit in the Finder's sidebar, along with GSuite, or Creative Cloud for example.

    The reason for this is: 1 it adds clutter to the desktop. 2 on Macs, having folders and files, especially big files there, actually will slow down the performance of the computer. Not many people realize this. The items on the desktop are constantly being pinged by the computer using resources.

    6 votes

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  3. Box Drive Backups via Time Machine

    Allow Time Machine on a Mac to backup files stored on the Box Drive on my HD.

    11 votes

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  4. differentiate owner in "windows explorer"

    no way to differentiate folders I own and folders shared with me using box drive with windows explorer interface

    1 vote

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  5. Box Drive Integration with Windows Information Protection

    Some users want to protect all or part of the folders on Box Drive with Windows Information Protection (WIP) as a corporate area, but Box Drive do not currently have direct integration.
    So, they want to be able to cooperate Box Drive and WIP.

    5 votes

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  6. Box Drive Warning When File Path is too Long

    There is a known issue with Box Drive that if a file path is exceeds a character count limit, then the file cannot be opened on desktop, however it can be opened via Box on the web. The issue is, when a user has a file on their desktop, that has a current file path within the character count limits, then moves the file to Box Drive within Windows Explorer and the new path in box exceeds the character limits. As of now, the user can copy and paste into Box Drive and not realize that their new path will…

    21 votes

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  7. Using folder hierarchy to reduce number of shared folders

    It would be great if Box could group by the parent folder if a user is shared more folders from the same parent folder example if i had the following folders

    • Projects -> Project A -> Project B -> Project C

    If I shared Project A and Project C with a user, it would be better if they saw the following

    • Projects -> Project A -> Project C

    However if i just share Project A then they would only see this.

    This would save having a huge number of folders in the Root of each users account.

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    1 vote

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  8. Please add popup when adding or moving a file from local to Box

    We can easily add or move file from local storage to Box drive or browser.
    However, box does not prompt any popup when we add or move file.

    It may cause miss operation.
    So, Please add popup when add or movefile.

    10 votes

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  9. Hide folders from Box Drive

    hide a set of folders from box drive while leaving them available on Box for office and Box online

    525 votes

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  10. not available offline

    As an admin, Id like to mark some folders as never available offline. We have several folders with several terabytes of data and inadvertently users have started downloading the entire folder.
    One found out when his hard drive was almost full, the other was caught by security looking at the massive downloads. The data is available to all but shouldn't be copied locally.

    1 vote

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  11. Incorrect message when upload file size exceeded

    I (wojciech.baranski@pl.ibm.com) have created a folder - the folder name is "ZUS_STATS". This folder has my (IBM) corporate Box account file size limit, which is 32GB. This filder is shared with end customer, who hasn't an enterprise account on Box. The customer tries to upload a file, which is larger than this limit. Obvously the end customer gets an error, however this error message is incorrect and misleading - it indicates, that the limit is 250MB instead of 32GB. The error says:

    original message in polish:
    Uaktualnij, aby przechowywać większe pliki! Przekazuj większe pliki! Twoje konto umożliwia przekazywanie…

    1 vote

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  12. How can I find out how much storage I've used, and how much I have left?

    Why is there now place that shows "You've used up this much of your storage"?, or even, "You have this much storage space left...." It's stupid to have to guess how much I have, hoping if I upload a folder it'll make it.

    2 votes

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  13. File Request Link from Box Drive

    Be able to use file request link straight from box drive - even if it opens up the web app to create the form template etc.

    9 votes

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  14. excel online

    It'd be great if I could share Excel, Word, etc Online links directly with external users without having the additional step of Preview. This way the collaborator can click on the link and just start editing realtime, like they would a Google Doc/Sheet, etc.

    5 votes

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  15. show files uploading/downloading and file progress

    when a new file gets added to box drive (either on the users machine or via the cloud) the box drive console should show the files being transferred and their progress percentage...

    1 vote

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  16. Native Finder-search (MacOS) is mandatory

    from your own web-page:
    https://support.box.com/hc/en-us/articles/360043695774-Mac-Specific-Known-Issues-for-Box-Drive

    "Mac search tools, such as Spotlight, Finder search, tags , do not return search results from Box Drive. Use Box Drive's search functionality instead."

    Box Drive is not fit for purpose, since it forces every single file-search in the user's home directory to be executed twice:

    • once in the home directory
    • then again using Box spotlight search
    • then put the 2 Finder windows side by side and do a manual inventory - unbelievable

    I frequently search my home directory. The poor search functionality is a major miss, affects my work badly

    Please look to…

    2 votes

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  17. My Box Drive application has taken All Or Nothing, to literal.

    I work for a national firm that produces hundreds of work folders daily, in retrospect I am assigned to 4 weekly. The Sync option through the Box Sync application allowed me and other users access to specific files on their laptops without being overwhelmed by the company's very long list. Assigned folders were Synced and then managed on laptops using the File Explorer. Which made working with these files very efficient.

    Currently, there is no option for me to selectively access my assignment folders on my laptop without searching for them specifically in the growing listing of company-wide folders.

    Is…

    1 vote

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  18. add character limit count to sharing

    please add character limit count to box sharing so I don't waste a bunch of time typing

    2 votes

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  19. Open internet shortcut files in the device browser

    In Dropbox, when tapping on an internet shortcut file it would open up the link in the device's default browser. In Box it can't open it at all. Would be nice if it did!

    1 vote

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  20. How do I change my default email address?

    I could view my profile, which shows my email address, but when I go to edit the profile, the email address is not visible to alter! Help, I'm deleting my current email address and have replaced it with another.

    2 votes

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