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  1. Restrict Box Drive files from being viewable/accessible from Windows command prompt

    Box Drive files can actually be viewed and manipulated (to some extent) from Windows command prompt. We are concerned about the potential for malicious command line scripts that could be .run to steal information from our Box tenant

    2 votes

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    not planned  ·  0 comments  ·  Desktop  ·  Admin →
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  2. Export Files from Your Box Drive to Local Drive

    Shoviv Box Drive Backup Tool offers a reliable and efficient solution to export files from your Box Drive to your local drive. Whether you're planning data backup, offline access, or cloud-to-local transition, this tool simplifies the process with speed and accuracy. It supports the export of multiple files and folders while preserving the original folder structure and file integrity.

    With its intuitive user interface, users can easily connect their Box account, preview data, and selectively export files based on filters like file type, size, or date. The tool ensures a secure transfer process without data loss or corruption, making it…

    1 vote

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    0 comments  ·  Box Drive  ·  Admin →
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  3. playback speed controls for audio or video files

    At the moment, the Box Mobile app for iPad doesn’t include playback speed controls for audio or video files, so I suggest to add this function. The web already has this function. It would enhance the audio user playback!

    1 vote

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  4. Ability to lock files from within application once they're open

    Our users would like the ability to lock a file once they have already opened a file in Box Edit/Box Drive/Box for Office.

    They would like the ability to do this within the document without having to navigate back to the webapp or sync to lock the file.

    9 votes

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    1 comment  ·  Desktop  ·  Admin →
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    not planned  ·  eshi responded

    Box for Office automatically locks a file when it’s being worked on. We don’t currently have plans to do this or Box Edit.

  5. Including the original path to a file that was deleted.

    It would make it easier to identify what files need to be restored if the original full path of the file was included in the trash folder and that information could be used in a sort/search.

    16 votes

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  6. Display warning notification (admin controls) for moving large files and folders.

    We have large projects folders containing 5+ GB of data. Would like to have a warning notification similar to that of deleting a file, pop up when someone goes to move a file or folder.

    Ideally this would have customizable parameters controlled by the admin such as warn users only when file contains over 100 mb or even a feature that requires admin approval over a certain amount.

    We recently had one of our very large folders moved accidentally and it caused a huge bandwidth issue as well as displaced the many sub folders that various departments relied on.

    10 votes

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    not planned  ·  3 comments  ·  Web App  ·  Admin →
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  7. Please remove the feature that hiding files/folders in Box Drive.

    I work at Box's help desk. Since most users aren't fully proficient with Box, hiding files/folders causes confusion.

    1 vote

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    0 comments  ·  Box Drive  ·  Admin →
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  8. Box needs an ability to pause certain file uploads/transfers

    When trying to upload files to meet a deadline, I sometimes have large working files using up all my transfer space. The ability to pause or stop certain files from uploading, prioritizing others would be extremely helpful. This would also be beneficial for metered connections while travelling. Thanks.

    6 votes

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  9. Copy files to Relevant Folders based on Tags or Automation Rules

    We would like to setup Automation rules for folders that would COPY and not MOVE new files to designated folders.

    To take the idea even further, if the COPY could be triggered by a TAG assignment, it would be even better, because some of the files in the affected folder should not be copied, while other should.

    1 vote

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  10. 5 votes

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    not planned  ·  0 comments  ·  Preview  ·  Admin →
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  11. Disable downloading of files to those not on an Allow List

    I have files I want hiring managers to see but not download. Give me the option (on files or folders) to allow/disallow downloading. Also, when a person wants to download, have it email me for permission of a one-time download or adding an email address to an Allow list if that person logs into Box.

    1 vote

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  12. List of files detected as abnormal downloads

    Content: Currently, Box Shield cannot output a list of files detected as abnormal downloads, so a report must be output and presented to the user for confirmation.
       If there are a large number of detections, it is not practical to check them one by one.I would like to see a feature implemented that allows you to check a list of affected downloads if an abnormal download is detected.

    (日本語)
    件名:異常なダウンロードとして検出されたファイルの一覧について
    内容:現状のBox Shieldの異常なダウンロードで検知されたファイルは一覧出力ができず、レポートを出力してユーザーへ確認する必要があります。
       検知数が多い場合、1つずつ確認するのは現実的ではありません。
       異常なダウンロードとして検知された場合、対象一覧を確認できる機能の実装を希望します。

    3 votes

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  13. Show size of all files in a folder

    When downloading, it would be useful to compare the total size of what has been downloaded to the total size of what is being downloaded. Files have sizes listed, not sure about folders, but a total of whatever is on the page, or what is selected would be useful.

    1 vote

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    0 comments  ·  New UI  ·  Admin →
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  14. Ability for users to set sorting preference

    Box is not longer default showing files by file name. This requires resorting of files every time I open a folder, which is hundred of times a day.

    Please enable users to set the default sorting order for folders or restore the prior defaults

    44 votes

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  15. Edit files shared on Microsoft Teams chats without having to preview them first

    Currently, when a file is shared on a Microsoft Teams chat, there is a sharing card with two buttons: Preview and Edit.
    When the recipient of the shared link clicks on Edit first, an error is shown saying "Office Online failed to load", which apparently is caused by the lack of edit permissions to the file. In other words, clicking the Edit button doesn't add the necessary permissions.
    On the other hand, clicking on the Preview button works fine and file is displayed as expected. After previewing, clicking on Edit also works because apparently the recipient of the shared link…

    13 votes

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  16. Prevent text files from being truncated in Preview Mode

    When working with Box, we gather data which we lock down using the classification tooling within Box. This prevents engineers from downloading sensitive or customer data to their personal workstations or unauthorised areas and is generally very useful.

    However a main use case for us is allowing engineers to read through very verbose (long) log files which our product generates. When a customer provides us with these log files, we cannot always read important information, as box will truncate the view of these long files and inform the user that they should download the file to read it in…

    1 vote

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  17. Input file/folder ID instead of folder name in Files and Folders report

    Quite often folders with same name appear when the folder name is entered for filtering the folder to create the report, resulting in the report being incorrect although after long time waiting for the report to be ready.
    By allowing to filter by file/folder ID instead of folder name, such mistake can be avoided and the the filtering can be made more accurate.

    10 votes

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  18. Quarantined files indicator for Box mobile app

    Quarantined files currently show a red exclamation indicator icon + tooltip “This file is under quarantine” on webapp, but NOT on mobile.

    This is an issue for users (especially external collaborators) who will try to access these quarantined files on mobile, but not understand why they can’t access it.

    1 vote

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    not planned  ·  0 comments  ·  Mobile  ·  Admin →
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  19. Ability for users with viewer privileges to open files in desktop applications

    In BoxWeb, users with viewer privileges have the "Open" button grayed out and cannot deploy files on the desktop.
    However, BoxDrive allows users to open Office files as "read-only" even if they are viewers.

    With BoxDrive, when a file with viewer privileges is opened, it is extracted in the Office application, but with BoxWeb, if you want to view the file using the Office application, you need to download the file, which is time-consuming and cumbersome.
    I would like to see an improvement so that the file can be extracted directly in Office without downloading.
    I would like to see…

    4 votes

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  20. support the preview of other types of compressed files such as .7z, .TAR, and .XIP

    It's very helpful that Box now supports previewing Zip Files as noted at https://support.box.com/hc/en-us/articles/360044196713-Previewing-Zip-Files, and we would like to know if there are plans to support the preview of other types of compressed files such as .7z, .TAR, and .XIP?

    1 vote

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