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Konge
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2 years ago
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How can I delete an invite to an unknown user's shared file?

I recived an invitation to see a dropbox file from a to me unknown sender - how do I remove the message? (in order to not unintentionally clicking on the file)

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  • Nancy's avatar
    Nancy
    2 years ago

    Thanks for that, Konge! I’m afraid that these notifications can’t be removed from your account. 

     

    I can most definitely pass this on as feedback though, since I understand your security concern.

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  • Nancy's avatar
    Nancy
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    2 years ago

    Hi Konge! Thanks for posting this on our forum. 

     

    To clarify, do you mean that you received an email invitation to access this file? If yes, you can go ahead and delete the entire email. 

     

    Let me know if I’ve misunderstood, though.

  • Konge's avatar
    Konge
    New member | Level 2
    2 years ago

    Hi Nancy,

    Thanks for getting back to me. Email already deleted, but when I am working on my Mac and open dropbox in safari, I also have the invite in "message" - and I would like to delete it there as well.

    BR

    Konge

  • Nancy's avatar
    Nancy
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    2 years ago

    Can you send me a screenshot of where you see the message exactly, so that I can guide you from there?

  • Konge's avatar
    Konge
    New member | Level 2
    2 years ago

    Hi Nancy - please see below

     

  • Nancy's avatar
    Nancy
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    2 years ago

    Thanks for that, Konge! I’m afraid that these notifications can’t be removed from your account. 

     

    I can most definitely pass this on as feedback though, since I understand your security concern.

  • Konge's avatar
    Konge
    New member | Level 2
    2 years ago

    Thanks Nancy - an option for deleting messages would be nice 🙂 And maybe also an option for reporting (mis)users?

  • Rich's avatar
    Rich
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    2 years ago
    Konge wrote:

    And maybe also an option for reporting (mis)users?

    If you've also received an email notification, you can forward it to abuse@dropbox.com or you can report it with this form.

  • Nancy's avatar
    Nancy
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    2 years ago

    No problem, Konge! I’ve passed your feedback already to our team. You can also try Rich’s suggestion in the meantime and report this.

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