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krwiseman
New member | Level 2
5 months ago

I'd like to see all folders an external user has access to and remove them at once.

We share folders and subfolders with clients (with various view and edit privileges), and after a project is complete, I like to move things to a history folder. I wish to remove all the external access from the folder prior to moving to the history.

Due to the way subfolder permissions are managed, i have to search every subfolder which was shared and manage permissions there to remove external clients. It would be helpful to have a way to manage permissions for a folder and all its subfolders in bulk so that the client access for the entire folder could be eliminated at once.

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  • Nancy's avatar
    Nancy
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    5 months ago

    Hey krwiseman, thanks for your post. 

    I can see you’ve already voted for this idea and commented, as well.

    Since your suggestion here is quite similar, I’ve moved your post out of the Ideas section in order to avoid duplicates. 

    For any further updates, please keep checking the idea linked above. 

    And, of course, if you need something else, don’t hesitate to ping me.

  • krwiseman's avatar
    krwiseman
    New member | Level 2
    5 months ago

    Hi Nancy​ it's a similar idea to the one I commented on, but not exactly the same. The other idea wants to control permission on a per user basis (including external users). This idea is to manage at the level of folders, but to have a toggle to be able to adjust the sharing permission for the folder and all its subfolders at once.

  • Jay's avatar
    Jay
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    5 months ago

    Hi krwiseman, thanks for posting today.

    We appreciate the feedback with your suggestion for controlling shared folders at the parent level using toggles.
    We take all comments into consideration when improving the Dropbox site and services.

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