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Patrick Demers's avatar
Patrick Demers
New member | Level 2
3 years ago

Password protect access to Dropbox folder

I think it would be a great feature to enable access to the dropbox folder through a password protection option. That way the files could be protected from view if another person has access to my ac...
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carldagostino
Explorer | Level 4
3 years ago

if someone invades my computer , gets in desktop, they can get into my dpbx merely using icon, so not safe to use icon, always log into dpbx with passwrd, never post icon ?

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Hannah
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3 years ago

Hey carldagostino, I moved your post to this relevant thread.

 

Make sure to check Jay's reply that has some info on your query and if you have any questions, please let us know.

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