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Roy W.2
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11 years ago

Default access permission for a folder created using /fileops/create_folder for a Business user?

If my app uses /fileops/create_folder to create a new folder and I am connected as a DropBox for Business user, what are the default access permissions given to the new folder?

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  • Steve M.'s avatar
    Steve M.
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    11 years ago

    In Dropbox, folders are either shared or not. If you create a new folder inside of an already existing shared folder, then that new folder will be shared too. Otherwise it's private to the user.

  • Roy W.2's avatar
    Roy W.2
    New member | Level 1
    11 years ago

    Thanks, Steve.

    So does that mean that a new sub-folder completely inherits the parent folder's access privs-- specifically, anyone that has full write access to the parent folder also has full write access to the new child folder?

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