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kaelsidhe
Explorer | Level 4
9 months ago

If I move a shared document, will it also get moved for the owner?

A co-worker shared a doc with me.  I'm using dropbox on the web.  When I'm editing this doc I have an option in my sidebar that reads "Give this doc a home" with a "Move to Folder" button under it.  ...
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Hannah
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9 months ago

Hi there, kaelsidhe, thanks for posting your question!

Can you give us some more info on how your co-worker shared the doc with you?

Did they send you a shared link? And was it a "view-only" link or a "can edit" one?

To edit the document, did you need to copy it to your Dropbox first?

Let me know!

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kaelsidhe
Explorer | Level 4
9 months ago

Thank you Hannah.  It was an email from Dropbox with a link to open the doc and yes I do have edit privs.  No I didn't have to copy it to my Dropbox.  I just opened the doc by clicking on the link.  (making sure I was logged in of course)  This took me directly to the document at "paper.dropbox.com".

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    Nancy
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    9 months ago

    Hope you don’t mind if I jump in, kaelsidhe! From what I understand, you’re seeing the option mentioned here to create a Dropbox Paper folder and move your document there. 

    To have a clear image of what you see though, can you please send me a full screenshot, as well?

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