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The verification code takes a long time to arrive (even hours).
Hi. I'm putting my family history in Dropbox and I wanted to give all my relatives access to it. There are lot of folders with photos, life histories, old records, etc. So I thought it'd be easier to...
So I thought it'd be easier to give everybody my log-in info.
DO NOT DO THIS! Not only would it allow anyone with that information to take over the account, it's also a violation of the Dropbox terms and could result in the deletion of your account AND your files. Do not risk it!
When anybody logs in, I get sent the verification code and I text it to the person.
Please don't do this! Security codes from services such as Dropbox and others are there to PREVENT others from signing into your personal account, and you're trying to bypass that security.
If you want to give them view-only access to the files, just send them a shared link to the files or folders. If they need edit access, have them sign up for their own account and then share the folder with them.
Thank you; great info. But won't my family still need to log in, in order to do this?
- Walter
Dropbox Community Moderator
If you choose to go with the shared links option, your family would just need the shared link to the files or folders you'd like to share Tamora672 - no need to log into your Dropbox account or even have an account to access the shared links.
I hope this clarifies and please let us know if you have any follow up questions.
