How can I know when someone accesses a shared folder?

[graphicsquirrel]

I used to be able to share a folder with someone, send them a link, and then be able to hover over their little icon to see if they had accessed the folder.  This is very important when I am trying to meet a deadline and want to be sure the link has been received and used.  I checked "recents", but it didn't have any lines about people opening shared folders.  I also checked "sharing", but according to that page, I haven't created any links since last year sometime, and I know that isn't true.  Has dropbox removed the ability to check to see if the link has been used or the folder been joined?  Is there some other way to see if someone has accessed a shared folder or used a link that was sent to them?  Thanks!

[mbrandt · Accepted solution]

No. Just open your folder. Take a look at the picture attached. The files of the folder are listed on the left, and the names of the people on the right. MB is me. The other person I shared the folder with "c" hasn't accessed it yet. I know this by placing my cursor on top of the "c" and the message in grey (I covered her email address to protect her privacy) appears.

[DigitalDawg]

Cviegasb,
You have expressed it so well that I can't add anything to your portrayal - except that I very much agree. Question: is anyone at DropBox listening?

[JMRhodes]

Know what? I've gone back to using Hightail. No complications, works a dream.

[M_RET]

I totally agree that this is a problem, I work with people around the world in many time zones, with different levels of understanding of how dropbox works and sometimes with limited internet. Not knowing if they have accessed the folder is a huge pain, as I cannot pinpoint when someone is having problems. I like dropbox a lot, but just cannot imagine why anyone would want to remove this function... Especially, it works with files! if you select a file (not a folder) you can go in the activity log and check if someone has viewed it. So this gives you some indication about the folder (if they have viewed a file in it, they have accessed the folder). But still, it does not give a garantee of access to the folder if there are not files in it yet. If we have it for files, why not for folders?