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jah000
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7 years ago
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is it safe and secure to share a folder with someone by email on dropbox?

is it safe and secure to share a folder by email using dropbox?
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    Mark
    7 years ago

    Hi jah000

    Good question :)

    The answer is yes - because that person will need to log in (or already be logged in) to access the share via the link. If somebody did intercept it and click on teh link even if they've a Dropbox account themsleves it wouldnt work since the link was sent to a diff email. 

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usarocks
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7 years ago

Just to also confirm, they ONLY have access to that folder and not to the rest of the your DB files? I would hate to have my folders hacked.

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Daphne
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7 years ago

Hey usarocks,

That's right indeed! The recipient will only have access to the folder that you share and it's contents, or a file if you want to share only individual files instead of a folder. Nothing outside of what you share will be accessible via a shared link. 

I hope that helps - Cheers!

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