How to Move Dropbox Folders on Android

This wikiHow teaches you how to move folders around in Dropbox on an Android phone or tablet.

Method 1
Method 1 of 2:
Moving One Folder

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    Open Dropbox on your Android. It's the blue icon with an open box made of white diamonds. You'll usually find it on the home screen or in the app drawer.
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    Tap ☰. It's at the top-left corner of the screen.
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    Tap Files. A list of folders and files will appear.
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    Tap ⁝ on the folder you want to move. It's to the right of the folder's name.
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    Tap Move. It's near the bottom of the screen.
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    Tap the destination folder.
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    Tap Move. It's at the bottom-right corner of the screen. The folder is now moved to its new location.
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Method 2
Method 2 of 2:
Moving Multiple Folders

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    Open Dropbox on your Android. It's the blue icon with an open box made of 5 diamonds. You'll usually find it on the home screen or in the app drawer.
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    Tap ☰. It's at the top-left corner of the screen.
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    Tap Files. A list of folders and files will appear.
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    Tap and hold any folder. Check boxes will appear to the right of each folder's name.
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    Check the boxes beside each folder you wish to move.
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    Tap ⁝. It's at the top-right corner of the screen.
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    Tap Move.
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    Tap the destination folder.
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    Tap Move. It's at the bottom-right corner of the screen. The selected folders will now move to the destination folder.
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Nicole Levine, MFA
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