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dancassidy
Explorer | Level 3
3 years ago

Creating a link and sharing problem

i can't seem to create a link to photos in the drop box folder i am using. instead of sharing just the photos when i copy the link to my email to share with others, the whole drop box screen includin...
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Jay
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3 years ago

Hi dancassidy, could you clarify exactly what you're creating? If you're still seeing the sidebar, then you might've created a shared folder.

 

If you want to create a shared link with view-only permissions to that folder for others to view on the site, then you can follow these steps.

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dancassidy
Explorer | Level 3
3 years ago

oh i see. it is a shared folder. give me the steps to unshare it. thanks

  • Nancy's avatar
    Nancy
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    3 years ago

    Hey dancassidy! 

     

    You can unshare this folder with these steps.

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      dancassidy
      Explorer | Level 3
      3 years ago

      apparently am not the owner. i don't know how that happened. i can the owner to changed back to me. this is weird

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