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Can recipients of a shared folder link view other recipients of the same link?
I have some large files (several GB each) that I would like to make available to customers to test my company's software. Due to the file sizes, upload/download times can be quite long, and I don't want to chew up my organization's storage space by uploading each file multiple times. So, I'd like to place the files in a single Dropbox folder and share the link with each relevant customer.
However, I want to make sure that anyone who I share the link with can't see who else I've sent it to. Recipients of the link may be early in the adoption process and can't be officially "exposed" as customers yet, and our customers may be competitors with each other, so I want to be sure that no one outside my organization can see anyone else who isn't part of either their or my organization.
For example:
In this folder, I am RK, BC is my colleague, and XH and ZW are employees at one of our customers. However, if XH and ZW weren't colleagues, I would want each of them to only see themselves, RK, and BC as members of the folder.
Does this feature exist, and if so, how can I enable it in shared folders? I would want this obscurity to propagate downwards to any sub-folders (and sub-sub-folders) as well.
Welcome to the community rmk3500
When you invite people to a shared folder, all members of that folder can see the full member list. There isn’t a setting to hide other members or limit visibility within a shared folder.
If you’d like recipients to access the files without seeing who else you’ve shared them with, the best option is to use a shared link instead of adding them as folder members. When you create a shared link, recipients can view or download the content, but they won’t see who else has access.
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- Rich
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... the process I should follow from the shared folder is 'Share folder' > 'Copy link' > 'Manage', then use the viewing link as shown in the popup window here?
I believe that's what I did with the example from my first comment; in that case XH and ZW already can't see each other?
That example appears to be a shared folder, not a shared link, as the members are visible. You wouldn't see members appear like that for a shared link that anyone can view. So, in that case, XH and ZW can see each other, and anyone else invited to the folder in the same manner would see all other members as well.
Dell_Dropbox thank you for your reply.
I think I understand but just to confirm, the process I should follow from the shared folder is 'Share folder' > 'Copy link' > 'Manage', then use the viewing link as shown in the popup window here?
I believe that's what I did with the example from my first comment; in that case XH and ZW already can't see each other?
- Dell_Dropbox
Community Manager
Welcome to the community rmk3500
When you invite people to a shared folder, all members of that folder can see the full member list. There isn’t a setting to hide other members or limit visibility within a shared folder.
If you’d like recipients to access the files without seeing who else you’ve shared them with, the best option is to use a shared link instead of adding them as folder members. When you create a shared link, recipients can view or download the content, but they won’t see who else has access.
