The sidebar keeps your main pages and folder shortcuts in one place. A pin is a shortcut, so it does not move or copy the folder or change who can open it.

Find your way around

• Open Home, My Library, Favorites, Shared, or Trash from the sidebar.

• Choose New near the top to upload files or a folder, create a folder, or import from Dropbox.

• Find Notifications, Feedback, and your profile avatar near the bottom. Your profile avatar opens the account menu, including Settings.

In a wide window, use the button at the top of the sidebar to collapse or expand it. Its tooltip says Collapse sidebar or Expand sidebar, and your choice is remembered in that browser. In a medium-width window, the sidebar shows icons only. In a small window, open it with the menu button at the top left.

Pin a folder

1. Open the folder’s More menu, beside the folder or in its header.

2. Choose Pin to sidebar.

3. Find the shortcut at the bottom of Pinned folders.

You can pin folders you own and folders shared with you, up to 20 in total. Files and My Library itself cannot be pinned. An already pinned folder offers Unpin from sidebar instead.

Pin several folders

1. Choose + beside Pinned folders to open Pin Folders. When the sidebar shows icons only, use the small + below the folder shortcuts.

2. Select the checkboxes for the folders you want. Choose a folder’s name or artwork to browse inside it, or use Search folders to find one by name.

3. Choose Pin folder, or the button showing your selected count, such as Pin 2 folders.

To pin the folder you are browsing inside the picker, select the checkbox beside Pin this folder. Your selections stay selected while you browse or search. Folders that are already pinned show a pin icon instead of a checkbox; to remove one, unpin it from the sidebar. Closing the picker without confirming leaves your pins unchanged.

Open and rearrange your shortcuts

Choose a pinned folder to open it. In the full-width sidebar, drag its row up or down to change the order. You can also right-click a shortcut and choose Move up or Move down.

When the sidebar shows icons only and you have more pins than fit, choose the count button, such as +3, to see them all. Your pins and their order are saved to your account, so they appear wherever you sign in on Web.

Unpin a folder

1. Right-click its shortcut and choose Unpin folder, or point at the row in the full-width sidebar and choose its unpin icon. You can also choose Unpin from sidebar in the folder’s More menu.

2. To put the shortcut back right away, choose Undo in the Folder unpinned message.

Unpinning removes only the shortcut. The folder and its contents stay where they are.

Useful tips

• Use pins for folders you return to often. Favorites can hold both files and folders, and is separate from your pins.

• Drag one or more folders from your library onto Pinned folders to pin them without moving them. They are added at the top.

• In a small window, the sidebar’s pin controls are hidden. Use Pin to sidebar or Unpin from sidebar in a folder’s More menu, or widen the window.

Troubleshooting

• If you already have 20 pins, unpin a folder before adding another.

• If the pinned list cannot load, choose Retry. If a change cannot be saved, your pins go back to how they were; try again.

• If a folder is no longer shared with you or is moved to Trash, its shortcut disappears. A pin never gives you access to a folder.