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nugman
Explorer | Level 4
3 years ago

What is the email address in the file request upload window good for?

I created a file request and use the link to give users and guests of my website the opportunity to upload images into my dropbox. Before uploading the images the user has to type in his/her name an...
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nugman
Explorer | Level 4
3 years ago

Hi Walter, happy new year to you too 😊

 

I checked the uploads and in the "Info" of the file(s) I see my name(!!!) as uploader (Uploaded by). Also under "Activity" I see "You added the file". But that's not true - the file was uploaded by someone else who does not have a DropBox account (or at least was'nt logged in if he has one).

So the e-mail is only used to check that the uploader has a DropBox account?

 

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Hannah
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3 years ago

Hey nugman, apologies for the delay in our response here.

 

We understand there are requests to surface the file request submitter's information. 

 

Our engineers are aware of this request. It is currently on their radar for features that need improvement.


A resolution for this issue may come at a later date, but I don’t have a timeline right now. 

 

Thanks again for bringing this to our attention!

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