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bobrichards
Explorer | Level 3
4 years ago

Recipient of shared link cannot access the folder

I have a free account.  I want to share a link to a folder.  Dropbox allows me to create the share link.  When I send the link to a friend, he gets the message   You don't have access You can ask...
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Rich
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4 years ago
@bobrichards  wrote:

When I send the link to a friend, he gets the message  

You don't have access?

You don't need a paid account and the recipient doesn't need an account at all. You're likely creating an Edit link. Make sure you're creating a view-only link.

 

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