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segoi3d
4 years agoNew member | Level 2
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 ...
- 4 years ago
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.
FourRivers
4 years agoNew member | Level 2
Thank you, Mark. Can you tell me then, whether or not I, as a member in my team, can share a link to a folder with files the same as the Admin can? In my case, the Admin is on leave for a few weeks, so although I do have the login for Admin, I wouldn't make any changes to the account. I'm just not clear on what it means when only the "Admin" can share files in a folder? Thank you!
Mark
Super User II
4 years agoThat very much depends upon what settings your admin has set I'm afraid FourRivers - some Teams are restricted from sharing and some are not
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