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Sharing one file with a person gives them access to all my files and folders?
So I just now realized that sharing one file with a person gives them access to all my files and folders including deleted files?
I uploaded a file and set it's access to 'only me'. Lets say I ...
segoi3d wrote:
All they have to do is click the little 'info' (...) buttons next to the file and it shows the whole hierarchy of folders in my dropbox.
No, it doesn't. YOU see that when you're testing a link because you're signed in to Dropbox and Dropbox knows it's you, so you see your entire account. Anyone else accessing the link will see only the specific file or folder that it links to.
To test this yourself, make sure you're signed out of the Dropbox site when you open the link. Use an incognito or private browsing session to be sure.
Rich
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segoi3d wrote:
All they have to do is click the little 'info' (...) buttons next to the file and it shows the whole hierarchy of folders in my dropbox.
No, it doesn't. YOU see that when you're testing a link because you're signed in to Dropbox and Dropbox knows it's you, so you see your entire account. Anyone else accessing the link will see only the specific file or folder that it links to.
To test this yourself, make sure you're signed out of the Dropbox site when you open the link. Use an incognito or private browsing session to be sure.
Thanks. Sorry my mistake. Can you delete this post?
