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priester68
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9 months ago

Shared link via WhatsApp shows wrong name

Not sure what's happening here, but when I go to share a link to a dropbox folder to my WhatsApp group, it says Learned's Hill Shared with Dropbox.  My account is not Learneds Hill and I can't figure...
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Jay
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9 months ago

Hi priester68, could you unshare the folder completely using these steps (meaning everyone will leave that folder), rename the folder, and then reshare it?

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priester68
New member | Level 1
9 months ago

That didn't work.  I unshared the folder, removed everyones access from it, then deleted the view link.  Then I renamed the folder and went to share it again on WhatsApp and the link with Learneds Hill came right back.  I just don't get it.  

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    Jay
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    9 months ago

    Could you try creating a new folder instead, and then move the files into that folder and then share the link to that folder to see if you get the same issue?

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