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Wade IV
Explorer | Level 4
6 years ago
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I'd like to see files that users copy locally - is there a way to report on this?

We use DropBox for our work and have a distributed base of uses that need access to our files. However, as this is our IP, we'd like to be more confident things aren't copied locally. We know that th...
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  • Jane's avatar
    Jane
    7 years ago
    Thanks for clarifying maddy2! At the moment this info isn’t recorded on our end, however I appreciate the time you took to detail us your interest on this functionality on our conversation here. 
     
    I’ve already made sure to pass your interest on the Activity report you mentioned up the ladder for future iterations, as we take your feedback seriously & we aim to provide all Dropbox users the best experience possible. Feel free to ping me back if you have more questions or thoughts! 
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Walter
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6 years ago

Hey there Wade IV; how are you today?

 

I'm sorry to jump in, but would this resource help with what you had in mind?

 

On a side, are you aware with our device approvals feature? 

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Wade IV
Explorer | Level 4
6 years ago

Thanks. The device approvals doesn't really hot what I'm looking for, but the reporting may...it's just there is a pile of options and nothing seems intuitively to provide a view on downloaded files...I can see if someone transfers to another DB folder, but not if a file has been downlaoded locally. Am I just missing seeing the right option?

    • Wade IV's avatar
      Wade IV
      Explorer | Level 4
      6 years ago

      Yes, familiar with the reporting and filters. Here's where I'm getting stuck. Your FAQ document cites "File-level activity includes adding, editing, moving, and deleting files" would be aprt of the criteria. But what I actually see is that this is WITHIN Dropbox only. So if someone moves a file from folder A -> B in Dropbox, i can see it. But if they move from Dropbox -> their C: drive on a local computer, I'm not seeing this.

       

      Can you let me know if your reporting covers this because for the life of me i don't think it does and have tried repeatedly to "see" this activity.

      • Walter's avatar
        Walter
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        6 years ago

        I'm sorry to ask, but are you on the Advanced or Enterprise Dropbox Business plan for Teams, Wade?

         

        File level activities are offered to Admins on those plans and not to our Standard plan for Business Teams. 

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