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Elliott_Brown
Helpful | Level 6
6 years ago
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File Locking Option not Showing

I understand there is now the ability to lock and unlock files on Dropbox however the option is not showing for me when I follow the instructions here. Right-clicking on my desktop file does not brin...
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  • Elliott_Brown's avatar
    Elliott_Brown
    6 years ago

    Hi Walter

    Thanks for reaching out. I had tried the toggling off and on again. Always the first thing to try on anything IT related.

    However, the option to lock file editing was available today when I checked. So I believe what you said about it being a new feature rolling out was bang on.

    So we are all sorted. Have a good one. 

Elliott_Brown's avatar
Elliott_Brown
Helpful | Level 6
6 years ago

Hi Walter

Thanks for reaching out. I had tried the toggling off and on again. Always the first thing to try on anything IT related.

However, the option to lock file editing was available today when I checked. So I believe what you said about it being a new feature rolling out was bang on.

So we are all sorted. Have a good one. 

shreyasaila's avatar
shreyasaila
New member | Level 2
6 years ago

am still not able to find the file locking option after clicking the on and off option in lock setting help me

  • Walter's avatar
    Walter
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    6 years ago

    Hi shreyasaila; welcome to our Community and thanks for joining the discussion here.

     

    Can you please let me know if you're having issues with using the file locking feature on our website or via the desktop app or perhaps both? 

     

    Thanks!

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