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  1. Trash file from its preview

    The trash command is missing from within the "..." button of the document view.
    The workaround requires a lot of extra steps: navigate to the parent folder, select the file, trash the file.
    Moreover it is not consistant with what is possible with folders: you can trash a folder from its own view.

    53 votes

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    not planned  ·  5 comments  ·  Preview  ·  Admin →
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  2. Alerts when files shared externally

    If a file is shared online, get a notification regarding what is shared and by who.

    1 vote

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  3. Display error when entering unsupported characters when renaming folders and files

    When creating a new folder or file, if you include characters not supported by Box (other than Unicode Basic Multilingual Plane characters), receive an error.
    However, when renaming, I can name files and folders using characters other than BMP.
    (After renaming a folder or file, the character will automatically change to "_" after a while.)

    Please allow the same error to be displayed when an unsupported character is entered when renaming a folder or file,as when a new character is created.

    (日本語)
    <フォルダ名・ファイル名の変更時にサポートされていない文字を入力するとエラーを表示させる>

    現在、フォルダやファイル作成時にBoxでサポートされてるUnicodeの基本多言語面 (BMP)以外の文字を入力するとエラーが表示されます。
    しかし、名称変更時にはBMP以外の文字を使用したファイル名・フォルダ名を付けることができます。
    (変更後しばらくすると自動的に「_」変わります。)

    サポートされていない文字を入力したときに、新規作成と同じようにエラーを表示できるようにしてください。

    2 votes

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    0 comments  ·  Web App  ·  Admin →
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  4. Expanding the scope of BoxAI

    Box AI works on single documents, but we also want to use it as a file search function across folders and Box as a whole. For example, I would like to have various company regulation files in a box and ask them to answer questions about what kind of application they should make when getting married.

    35 votes

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    on roadmap  ·  0 comments  ·  Box AI  ·  Admin →
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  5. Ability to view date and accurate time of files created/Modified/Uploaded

    Please have my files created/Modified/Uploaded with date , time and user , all three at once

    1 vote

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  6. Disable new drag and drop clouds security feature

    The new drag and drop cloud game to view a file is horrible. The reason we went with BOX was to present our materials professionally with a visually attractive preview. We can't send files with a drag and drop security game to our clients. Please provide an option to disable that.

    23 votes

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    3 comments  ·  New UI  ·  Admin →
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  7. Add 'Box file request' in the content to Box hubs

    We want to add 'Box file request' in the content to Box hubs. This would enable various departments within the company to upload files directly here. Currently, Box file requests can accessed via a link, so having the ability to upload files through box hubs would be extremely convenient.

    3 votes

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    0 comments  ·  Box Hubs  ·  Admin →
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  8. Provide a complementary Event in the Events API that a file has been successfully scanned for viruses

    We would like to take an action on a file once it has been successfully scanned for viruses. The files are being uploaded from an external party through a white labeled application.

    We understand we would get an event that a malicious file has been found. We would also like the opposite event that a file has been scanned and has not been found to be malicious via the API.

    9 votes

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  9. Ability to create Box reports by API

    To import snapshot data (folders and files, collaborations etc.) to SIEM like Splunk, it's convenient that Box reports data can be created by API.

    24 votes

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    not planned  ·  jfain responded

    Customers can utilize the existing events infrastructure to gather this data, so we do not have any plans to provide snapshots in fewer API calls in the short term.

  10. Add ability to change sort order of comments

    In the latest UI, comments on files are sorted in chronological order instead of reverse chronological order. I'd like the option to change my sort order so that newest comments are listed first.

    18 votes

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    6 comments  ·  Web App  ·  Admin →
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    not planned  ·  Brad Monroe responded

    As part of the usability enhancements rolling out in the update noted here here – https://community.box.com/t5/Box-Product-Updates/Simplified-Sharing-Public-Beta/idi-p/64620 – we updated the Activity sidebar in Preview to sort comments with the latest comment at the bottom, aligning with the comment composer’s location at the bottom and to make way for future updates planned for the sidebar. As a result, we don’t plan to change sort order.

    - Brad
    Product Manager, Collaboration

  11. Custom-sort my main page

    I have a specific order I like to see my files in. Can I sort them this way?

    12 votes

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  12. Add Ability to 'Open with Office Online' via Box Drive

    Users are not currently able to edit/open files to Office Online (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint Online) from Box Sync / Box Drive

    The key use case of this is to allow users to enter into co-authoring mode when starting in Box for Desktop.

    REQUEST: Add an 'open in Office Online' option in the right-click menu for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint files when in the Box for Desktop file system.

    14 votes

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    not planned  ·  Anonymous responded

    This is currently not planned, but we will consider with additional customer demand.

  13. Expose Favorites in Box Drive

    Favorites are becoming more and more popular now that they're better exposed (in the left rail) in the new Web App.

    As such, users expect to access their Favorites list regardless of which endpoint they're using - webapp (supported), mobile (supported), or desktop (not supported via Sync or Box for Desktop).

    REQUEST: Add a 'Favorites' view to Box for Desktop content (somehow) that allows the user to view only their Favorites (files + folders) just like they do in the webapp.

    163 votes

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    not planned  ·  13 comments  ·  Box Drive  ·  Admin →
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  14. Ability to order files by file names

    I'd like to fix the order by ''file name''
    but even I correct it once, the order gets back by ''updated date'' again.
    ※like a normal storage file , want to keep the setting

    1 vote

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  15. Playing audio files

    Can you please move the next/previous arrow buttons away from the Play/pause button on the mp3 player because I can't click play without going to the previous track. Attached is screenshot

    1 vote

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  16. Shield reports suspicious IP location when opening files through O365. Adds lots of unnecesary noise

    In Shield, when a user previews/opens a file to Office Online it tracks as a suspicious IP location. It would be great if it could be separated and designated a lower priority than a genuine account compromise. Just a suggestion to clean up the Shield alert queue

    7 votes

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  17. Integrate Older Office Files (.doc, .xls) with Box for G Suite

    User would like to be able to utilize older Office Files (.doc or .xls) with the Box for G Suite integration.

    2 votes

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  18. Add Find in page ability in Mobile app

    We'd like to add ctrl+F ability when previewing files in the mobile app.

    The many use of box on my iPhone is to contain data in multiple locations so that I can look information up when I am not near my laptop. Many files are quite large and without a search feature, it is almost impossible to find the data. In the past, I have had to import the data downloaded by box into another app to search.

    5 votes

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    delivered  ·  0 comments  ·  Mobile  ·  Admin →
  19. Allow Box folders to be set so that they show memory in each folder instead of the number of files which will help with managing size limit

    Allow Box folders to be set so that they show memory in each folder instead of the number of files which will help with managing the total size limit for Box accounts

    2 votes

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  20. Box Sign select multiple fields at once and change the owner all at once --> ability to select Shift Click, Command Click, or click and drag

    Box Sign select multiple fields at once and change the owner all at once --> ability to select Shift Click, Command Click, or click and drag similar to desktop

    3 votes

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