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Nic42
Explorer | Level 3
2 months ago

Is there another way to protect a folder in my Dropbox account without Vault?

Since the disappearance of the Vault I have two folders sitting in my Dropbox that I do not want my children to have access to. They want to look through their family and holiday photos though, which...
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Hannah
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2 months ago

Hey Nic42​, thanks for posting today.

I'm afraid that if your children have access to your Dropbox account and all your files, there's no way to protect those folders, at least through Dropbox.

You might want to look into some kind of third party app that might help you do so (if accessing your files through your local Dropbox folder). Perhaps another user can help you with that.

Sorry I couldn't be of more help in this situation.

Let me know if you have any questions.

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Nic42
Explorer | Level 3
2 months ago

Thank you Hannah​ for this quick answer. I'm afraid I'll have to look for another place to store my pictures then. I'd hoped to be able to keep on using Dropbox as I'm used to it and the basic functions work perfectly for me. But it's not the end of the world, I'm testing Proton Drive at the moment and if that works well too, I'll just transfer my pictures. 

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    Hannah
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    2 months ago

    I understand, Nic42, of course that's totally up to you and we're really sad to see you go.

    I'll make sure to pass your feedback along to our team and if you need anything else, please let us know.

    Thanks for taking the time to post to our Community!

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