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ryanrud
New member | Level 2
5 years ago
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Notification when copying files to my external drive

Dear Community,

I'm in a group and share a few files with my team but I'm not the admin.

I would like to copy some files from Dropbox desktop to my exernal drive. Do the admin get notified when I do that? Is the operation saved somewhere in the records?

 

Thanks and regards,

Ryanrud

  • If you just copy and paste them then no they wont be informed. 

16 Replies

  • Ash9352's avatar
    Ash9352
    Explorer | Level 4
    3 years ago
    Walter
    I appreciate ur response
    I am a team member, using dropbox account, and business admin is someone else
    Not personal account
  • Nancy's avatar
    Nancy
    Icon for Dropbox Community Moderator rankDropbox Community Moderator
    3 years ago

    Hey again, Ash9352

     

    In this case, your team admin shouldn’t be notified if you switch the syncing status of your Dropbox files from online-only to available offline, so you don’t need to worry about that. 

     

    If there’s something else you need though, give us a nudge!

  • DerekG's avatar
    DerekG
    New member | Level 2
    3 years ago

    Dear Community,

    I'm in a group and share a few files with my team but I'm not the admin.

    I would like to copy some files from Dropbox online to my exernal drive. Do the admin get notified when I do that? Is the operation saved somewhere in the records

  • Hannah's avatar
    Hannah
    Icon for Dropbox Community Moderator rankDropbox Community Moderator
    3 years ago

    Hey DerekG, thanks for your post.

     

    Can you please clarify if you're a member of a Dropbox Business team? Or are you and the rest of your team sharing files through individual accounts?

     

    If it's a Dropbox Business team account, is it a Standard or an Advanced plan?

  • DerekG's avatar
    DerekG
    New member | Level 2
    3 years ago

    Member of a business account

  • Hannah's avatar
    Hannah
    Icon for Dropbox Community Moderator rankDropbox Community Moderator
    3 years ago

    And are you on a Dropbox Business Standard or a Advanced plan?

     

    Dropbox Business Advanced admins have access to all file-related actions of the team, including copying/downloading files from the website.

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