File access request on a shared file

Thanks for the cooperation Silentcartoonist24 - you've got  

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?

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. 

Could you send us a screenshot of what you see when you load the link on an incognito window Silentcartoonist24 ?

If you could also include a screenshot of the email and the notifications you got about this, I'd appreciate it.

Apart from that, can you clarify the anatomy of the URL of the shared link at hand? Are we talking about http://Dropbox.com/s/, http://Dropbox.com/sh/, or http://Dropbox.com/scl/ ?

I still have trouble understanding this, though…I tried making alt accounts to try and recreate the same scenario, but I haven’t found any ways others could just submit an access request vs just downloading it.

could this be something that happens between the free version and a paid version?

Yes, this is currently on all Dropbox plans, free and paid alike.

HI Silentcartoonist24, this is the new behavior with shared links, that users can request access to the file itself, and add it to their account, making them members to the file.