How to star files and folders

Updated Apr 02, 2024

You can star files and folders for easy access on dropbox.com and the Dropbox mobile app.

When you star a file or folder, it’s starred only for you. It’s not starred for anyone else who shares the file or folder.

You can view your starred files and folders:

On the All files page on dropbox.com:
- To see all starred folders: Click the Starred tab at the bottom of the left sidebar.
- To see starred files in a folder: Select the folder in the left sidebar and click the Starred tab.
In the Starred section of the Dropbox mobile app Home screen

Star files and folders

Log in to dropbox.com.
Hover over the file or folder you’d like to star.
Click "..." (ellipsis) and select Star.
- You can also hover over a file or folder in grid view and click the star icon next to the file or folder you'd like to star.
- To unstar a file or folder, click the star icon again.

Note: You can view pages in a document, scrub through a video, or flip through the contents of a folder without opening it. To do so, make sure you’re using grid layout, then move your cursor horizontally across the file or folder.

Open the Dropbox mobile app.
Tap "..." (ellipsis) next to the file or folder you’d like to star.
Tap Star.
- To unstar a file or folder, tap Unstar.

View starred files and folders

You can view your starred files and folders:

Log in to dropbox.com.
Hover over the file or folder you’d like to star.
Click "..." (ellipsis) and select Star.
- You can also hover over a file or folder in grid view and click the star icon next to the file or folder you'd like to star.
- To unstar a file or folder, click the star icon again.