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dumbquestion
Explorer | Level 3
3 years ago

Not able to share a folder?

I am not able to share a folder but am only able to copy it and I don't understand why. Any suggestions out there?
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dumbquestion
Explorer | Level 3
3 years ago

i think it has something to do with the folder is considered a ‘public’ folder. i don’t understand especially since it’s our computer?

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Jay
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3 years ago

Hi dumbquestion, it's possible that Rich is correct, in that this isn't a folder already located in your Dropbox folder. 

 

Could you right click the folder and choose Properties to see what the location is?

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