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brittany5654
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7 years ago
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Preventing folders from being moved

Hello fellow Dropbox users.. I am the team admin on a business account. We have implemented a folder structure across our team. Includes folders and sub-folders. We would now like to "lock" our new...
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  • Lusil's avatar
    Lusil
    7 years ago
    Hi there brittany5654, 
     
    At first, if you’d like users to be able to access/view content of a shared/team folder, you can set it so that they have view-only permissions. 
     
    However, since you mention that you want them to continue to be able to download, upload and apply changes to its contents, the members need to have edit rights. 
     
     
    Nonetheless, I understand how important this is for you and I’d be more than happy to pass your comments along to the dev team regarding this. 
     
    Let me know if you have any other questions! :grin:
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mattstagg
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6 years ago

I am currently watching several hundred GB of files being moved because a member made the mistake of moving a folder into a new folder. 

Locking the structure is essential when working with a large team

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goldencat
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6 years ago

Is there a way to do this yet, it is such a simple and vital feature that many are having issues with. 

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    Lusil
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    6 years ago

    Hey goldencat, thanks for nudging us on this thread. 

     

    I understand that you're referring to folders not being moved, but you can also check out our file locking feature, which prevents a file from being edited. 

     

    In any case, if you have any other questions or feedback for us, don't hesitate to give us a shout. Thanks! 

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