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ALP687
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3 years ago
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Can you Password Protect certain Folder or files with Dropbox Professional

Read that you can password unshared files or folders with Dropbox Professional version. Is this true?
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    Mark
    3 years ago

    Ah no, there is no way at all of protecting files or folders on a computer with any version of Dropbox I'm afraid - if a person has access to the machine then its vulnerable 

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Mark
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3 years ago

Ah no, there is no way at all of protecting files or folders on a computer with any version of Dropbox I'm afraid - if a person has access to the machine then its vulnerable 

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ALP687
New member | Level 2
3 years ago

Mark,

 

Thank you for the clarification.

 

Al

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