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Sondos944
7 years agoHelpful | Level 5
Same file Different folders
Hi there, I need to know if it's possible to make changes on a file which is shared with many different members, I mean the same file exists in different folders and I want to change it once for al...
- 7 years ago
Hey Sondos944 - welcome to our Community!
What Здравко mentions is valid for files that are explicitly within shared folders.
If you'd like to update/change this file on one location and have the changes reflect on other places (other folders, shared folders etc.) too, this won't be possible as these files would be different copies of the file in question (having different file-paths etc.).
I hope this clears things up a tad and please let us know if you have any follow up questions.
Здравко
7 years agoLegendary | Level 20
Hi Sondos944,
As in your initial question:
Sondos944 wrote:
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I need to know if it's possible to make changes on a file which is shared with many different members, I mean the same file exists in different folders and I want to change it once for all of them ..
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when you share some folder to another parties, they will receive it and will have a option to set a name (by default this name is same as yours). In all cases (either using same name or different names) the shared dir will sit in directory tree of every one of the parties. The same like recipients have received shortcuts to your directory and every one recipient can name this shortcut as appropriate. So, same shared file (in shared dir) could be pointed throughout different path from different parties. The file is same while using anyone possible path in this situation and your change in the file (from you point of view) will reflect any other point of view.
Some additional related tips could be read here.
Hope this additional explanation cast additional light. :wink:
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