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Silentcartoonist24
Explorer | Level 3
2 years ago

File access request on a shared file

I got a notification where someone is asking for access to a file that I made so that anyone can download. Why and how does this happen?
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Silentcartoonist24
Explorer | Level 3
2 years ago

The link I shared on the forumWhere the link goes
What happens when I click “Download“What happens when I continue without signing inEmail NotificationDropbox Notification

 

 

 

(Image 1) The link I shared. The URL uses “Dropbox.com/s/“

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Image 2)

Where the Link goes to in incognito mode

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Image 3) what happens when I click “Download,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Image 4) What happens when I continue with download only



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Images 5 and 6) The email and in app notifications respectively. 

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Walter
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2 years ago

Thanks for the additional information and the screenshots too Silentcartoonist24 

 

Would it be OK if we sent you an email to have a further look internally at this point?

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