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GarrettPrinting
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3 years ago

Quickbooks automatic backups

Hi! We are considering using Dropbox as a virtual computer and get rid of our ancient PC. We'll be working directly from Dropbox. Not sure what plan we need yet. We have 5 people total that will acce...
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GarrettPrinting
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3 years ago

Ohhhh ok. I wasn't aware of that. I read that if you add more users than allotted, that is against policy, but didn't know I couldn't have more than one person log in under the same account, even if the folder is shared. Thanks for the info!

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GarrettPrinting
New member | Level 2
3 years ago

Ok. So on the shared folder thing, anyone with a link can access that folder. If I have a folder of files, and want to share them with my coworkers, I can just send them a link, and they can access and view the files, yes? I guess I don't quite understand the difference between that and having to have your own user log in.

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    Jay
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    3 years ago

    Hi GarrettPrinting, shared folders require users to have a Dropbox account of their own in order to access the files on the folder, and to edit them.

     

    There are also shared links, which are read-only and can be accessed from the site. The files would reside on one account, which the user can edit, and the shared link can be viewed by anyone with the link, but those users can't edit the file.

     

    If you have any further queries, feel free to message back.

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