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Jonathan Wexler's avatar
Jonathan Wexler
Explorer | Level 3
2 years ago

Received shared folder from unknown party

The folder name suggests that someone has access to all of my client's files.  But no one at the client sent it.  How can I determine the sender (I am not going to download a collection of files from...
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Jonathan Wexler's avatar
Jonathan Wexler
Explorer | Level 3
2 years ago

shared link (that is showed up in the "Shared" tab)

Hannah's avatar
Hannah
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2 years ago

So, just to confirm (as a shared link is different from a shared folder invite), you see the folder here, with the two people icon on it and an option to add it to your Dropbox, correct?

 

In any case, if no one from your client's side shared this folder with you, I wouldn't recommend adding it to your account.

 

Here's what you can do, if someone you don't recognize, shares a file or folder with you.

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