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Jay's avatar
Jay
Icon for Dropbox Community Moderator rankDropbox Community Moderator
4 years ago
Hi henrissousa, in addition to what Mark suggested, you can also lock files, preventing other users from editing them.

Once you've finished editing the file, you can unlock it.

If you need any further assistance, please let me know!
  • Matt D Ambrosia's avatar
    Matt D Ambrosia
    New member | Level 2
    2 years ago

    Is there a way to automatically lock a file when opening and unlock when closing, so the process s simple and does not require additional steps?  Otherwise employees always have to remember to lock and unlock.  Needs to be automated to work properly.

    • Rich's avatar
      Rich
      Icon for Super User II rankSuper User II
      2 years ago
      Matt D Ambrosia wrote:

      Is there a way to automatically lock a file when opening and unlock when closing ...

      No, there isn't.

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