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junkyardkiff
New member | Level 2
5 months ago

How can I get rid of a puzzling 'shared by' name on my Dropbox link?

I posted a short music piece with my new Dropbox account. When others access the file they see a "shared by" of some other person. If you click on it you go to their Dropbox account. Several people have accessed the file but this is the only name that shows up there as though this is the person who made the file. How can I get rid of it? Thanks for any help. It's driving me crazy.

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    Dell_Dropbox
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    5 months ago

    Hey junkyardkiff​ welcome to the community!

    Was the short music piece you uploaded and shared your original work? Was the file created on your own equipment? Is the person who's name appeared one of the people you shared the file with?

    Did the "shared by" thing appear immediately, or later on?

    When you generated the link, was it through the Dropbox app, website, or desktop?

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