> the small size of the old UI definitely made it feel a bit like a second-class, constrained tool compared to the desktop. Interestingly, my impression is exa

> the small size of the old UI definitely made it feel a bit like a second-class, constrained tool compared to the desktop. Interestingly, my impression is exactly the opposite. The oversized new UI feels like a constrained toy to me, compared to my usual file manager(s). On my desktop I can make icons 16px and easily manage hundreds of files and folders without even scrolling, or switch to a thumbnail view if I need to see larger pictures. The Dropbox web UI, on the other hand, has only one view option that seems ideal for neither documents nor pictures, and it doesn't make any use of horizontal space beyond the hard-coded 960 pixels. So it still feels too much like a website and not enough like a file manager application. But that's not necessarily a bad thing. Large icons and bare-bones interfaces might make it easier for people to perform simple tasks on a small number of items. Besides, not everyone is looking for Finder/Nautilus/Windows Explorer when they open Dropbox on the web. In fact, I guess most people use one of those desktop apps to manage their Dropbox most of the time anyway.