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Files in a shared folder went back to their previous versions, after I was removed from it
One of my clients shared her dropbox link with me. I started working on the shared files using my local dropbox folder on my desktop. while i had access she could check that work is getting updated o...
Hi there and happy Monday!
I don't think transfer would also be a viable solution to what you're trying to do.
Perhaps you might want to consider shared folders with wildcards in your Excel formulas.
Wildcards, e.g. "%HOMEPATH%”, would let you point to a location without having to worry about different usernames in the path, if the other user has the Dropbox folder located in the default location.
You can see more info here.
Yes, she shared the link to Dropbox and then gave access.
Assuming it was a shared link and not invitation, can you please mark the difference and explain how can I solve the issue so that she can have access to updated files
Assuming it was a shared link and not invitation, can you please mark the difference and explain how can I solve the issue so that she can have access to updated files
Megan
Dropbox Community Moderator
Dropbox Community ModeratorHi surajkjha, sorry to jump in here!
It's not entirely clear to me if she shared a link your way, or added you to be part of the folder.
If your client shared a link with you, that means you must have downloaded the content to your own Dropbox account, and worked on individual copies.
It's important to note that if you downloaded those copies to your account, they wouldn't sync to your client's account through the old link she provided.
You'd need to share them back to her. Now, the best way to solve this, would be for you to share the updated content back to her, from your Dropbox account.
- Hi Megan,
Well it happened just the way you described. But the issue is if I share files from my Dropbox account then once she downloads them on her desktop it will again have problem related to cell referencing and sheet link ( the very reason she hired me for).
Can you help me with this so that when she downloads files on her desktop they appear exactly same as they do on my desktop computer- Walter
Hey surajkjha, sorry to jump in here, but I just wanted to clarify, are you talking about Microsoft Excel files and formulas when you say cell referencing and sheet links?
Also, are you using shared links to the files or folders you're sharing or are those files all located in the same shared folder?
Any additional information is more than welcome!
- Hey ,
Yes, i am talking about Microsoft Excel when I say cell referencing and file links.
My client had shared a link to a folder on Dropbox. Com. I downloaded files from there and worked on local drop box folder. Fixed the issues of cell referencing.
While I had access she could also see the updates but once she removed, everything went back to normal on her local Dropbox.
Now only I have the updated files on my desktop Dropbox folder
