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The recipients of my shared folders are moving files out of them. How can I stop that?
Device Multiple Operating System/Browser (if using the web) Multiple Dropbox App Version (if using the app) Multiple Question or Issue I provide image files to my clients by inviting them to D...
Rich
Super User II
Super User IIHow can I prevent this automatic click and drag move of files?
I'm assuming their working within the Dropbox folder in Explorer or Finder, directly on their computer. If that's the case, you can't prevent that. Typically, Dragging a file to another location on the same drive will result in a move, and dragging a file to a location on a different drive results in a copy. This functionality is controlled by the operating system, not Dropbox.
I set all permissions to View.
If they don't have edit permissions to the folders, they wouldn't be able to delete any files in the folder, which is what would happen if they had edit access and tried to drag a file to a new location.
Can you provide the exact steps you took to share the folder? Provide screenshots of the current settings if you can, being sure to mask any private information.
