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greta2
Explorer | Level 4
4 years ago
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renamed folder shows former name when shared

A folder has been renamed, from Diligence December 2020 to Diligence March 2021. A new person has been invited to view the folder. The link automatically generated by dropbox says the name of the...
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  • Mark's avatar
    Mark
    4 years ago

    Yes, you would need to create a new folder, move all the files in to it  and then share that with everybody if you them to have that name. But, remember - they can change the name themselves... to anything they want.

     

    The reason it keeps the first name given is that anybody, at all, who has that shared folder can rename it or move it as they like. So you cannot then change the name yourself. 

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Kernow_Man
Explorer | Level 4
2 years ago

If that's the only way to get rid of 'Frank' then I guess I'll have to do that...

I still don't understand why there are NO folders in my Dropbox (and I'm the owner and administrator) that include the name 'Frank'.  It only appears when Dropbox sends emails to sharees (and me) about my having added something. So where is that hidden??

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Rich
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2 years ago
Kernow_Man wrote:

I still don't understand why there are NO folders in my Dropbox (and I'm the owner and administrator) that include the name 'Frank'.

You must have renamed your copy the shared folder at some point.

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