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kleep
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3 years ago

Hide notifications for unshared folders.

Hello there, I'm sorry if the issue has been addressed before but I couldn't find anything on the subject. I realized today that one of my coworker, with whom I don't share the admin folder, rece...
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kleep
Explorer | Level 4
3 years ago

Hi Hannah

I checked the permissions. It says "only you have access".

Maybe they receive notifications because it's a team folder, and not a private folder?

Is it possible for the admin to create a private folder in a business account?

 

Otherwise, they might be connected with my ID and password, which is unlikely but I can still check.

Thanks for your help, have a good day

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Hannah
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3 years ago

Thanks for the additional info, kleep.

 

If you create a folder within your team member folder (the one with your name on it), no one else but you, would have access to it, unless you chose to share it.

 

I hope this helps and have a good day as well!

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