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Hi,
I have access to the PDF file that was created from a Word file - after logging out of the account, through the browser history.
This looks like an error. Am I right?
Hi again, rwoj! From what youâve mentioned so far, and especially since this is happening with Microsoft files, I believe that the issue lies in whatâs mentioned here ("When you create/open a new file through Office Online, a link to this file is automatically saved to Dropbox for easy accessâ).
In that case, Iâm afraid itâs not possible to prevent those shared links from being automatically generated, but you can always disable them from your Shared tab, like youâve done already.
If you wish though, I can pass any feedback you have on this to our development team for you.
Hi Nancy, thanks for your reply.
On the page you linked to, I only see this fragment: "When you create a new file through Office Online, a link to this file is automatically saved to Dropbox for easy access". There is no mention of opening a file there.
By the way, automatically creating a link to files in Dropbox â when creating or opening â without a clear warning that such a file can be seen (and even edited) by anyone who has access to the browser history, is at least questionable. And it really doesn't matter what you can find in the documentation about it.
I wasn't aware this was happening. This indicates either a wrong company strategy or bad design. It's hard for me to imagine that a company with Dropbox's experience would make such basic mistakes â so I conclude that this is the strategy. Either way, for me this means a drastic drop in trust.
Anyway, thank you for you assistance.
Rob
