How to automate the sorting of files in Dropbox
Web Services Technologies / / December 19, 2019
Dropbox service has already become indispensable for many users of online flash card, helps to always have with you all your important files and documents. The value of this service is not only free, reliable and comfort, but also a large number of third-party applications and services that add useful features to Dropbox. Today we tell about Sortbox - convenient service for automatic sorting of files in Dropbox.
Service Sortbox works like a filter mail in your inbox - all new elements moved to the specified folder according to the rules you specify.
To get started, you must authorize this service in your Dropbox account. After that, in your Dropbox folder will have a new directory Sortbox, and on the page of this service, you will be able to customize its operation rules.
Sorting rules can be set based on the three signs.
- Name Contains It applies to all files in the given word title.
- Extension equals It allows you to create rules based on specific file extensions.
- Name Pattern - a name patterns, which you can use wildcards, such as either a "*", "?".
After setting the right rules press the big blue button Save & Run Rules, then Sortbox will automatically scan every 15 minutes the appropriate folder and perform the desired action.
Thus, using a simple web application Sortbox You can greatly simplify the processing of multiple files in your online flash drive. And paired with that considered earlier Dropbox AutomatorDropbox can be drawn from the present automatic harvester for independent processing of all incoming files according to your requirements.