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Jalby
Explorer | Level 3
1 year ago

Is there a way to have a shared folder with a view-only file inside of it?

I'm trying to have all of the files in one spot and was having trouble with the shared files being able to get edited without being in a folder. Is there a way to put a view-only file in a shared fol...
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Rogaa
Collaborator | Level 8
1 year ago
Hi there,

Have you tried Dropbox Paper though?
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Jalby
Explorer | Level 3
1 year ago

Hi!

 

I haven't. Is it a better system for sharing files?

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    Nancy
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    1 year ago

    Hey again, Jalby! I can’t tell for sure if what you asked above will be possible, but I’ve passed your feedback to our team.

     

    Also, about your question here “Is there a way to save a document to the dropbox app so you can see real time changes to a view-only file?”, can you clarify what you mean exactly?

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