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DebDamm
Explorer | Level 4
3 years ago

Sharing Dropbox folder Issues - Plus & free account

A client is having issues uploading files to a shared folder I created.  I have a Plus account with 2 TB of storage (163.GB used) and she has a free account.  When she tries to use the link I have se...
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DebDamm
Explorer | Level 4
3 years ago
Hi Walter, I have not. Haven’t used file requests before. Will this allow her to download the files after I edit (download, edit, then upload to DB) them? ( I am a photo editor and she is a photographer)
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Walter
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3 years ago

Ah no, file requests will only allow her to upload files to your account. If you need to give them view only access after your edits, you can share a link with view only rights to the folder with her to avoid impacting her own quota.

 

I hope this helps a tad DebDamm 

 

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