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LanternMoon
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3 years ago
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Can someone tell that I downloaded a file from a shared link on Facebook?

Not sure if I am posting this to the right board. I am part of a private group on Facebook, and someone made a comment to someone else that included a Dropbox link to an audio file. I was curious wha...
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    Mark
    3 years ago

    You should be OK - it should probably show 'guest' if they have the link tracked at all. 

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3 years ago

You should be OK - it should probably show 'guest' if they have the link tracked at all. 

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LanternMoon
Explorer | Level 4
3 years ago

Thank you for your reply, Mark. I am feeling a bit better…I was embarrassed to go back into the group and participate because I was afraid they would all know it was me who downloaded the file. 

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