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Re: Can members remain anonymous?

Can members remain anonymous?

carolynmccauley
New member | Level 2

This question hasn't been answered in several years, so I'm wondering if there has been an update.

We are sharing a folder with sensitive information and do not want members to see other members' information like name and email. Can we restrict this in any way so they remain anonymous? 

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Mark
Super User II

Not in a shared folder, no, thats not possible. 


 


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carolynmccauley
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Thanks Mark. Do you know of any workarounds that don't involve creating unique folders for each member?

Mark
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Do they just need read only access? If so why not just create a shared link for everybody


 


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carolynmccauley
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If we do this, is there risk that the link could be shared by anyone we share it with? 

Can I achieve what I'm looking for (keeping viewers anonymous) if I use Docsend to share the folder? 

Mark
Super User II

Yes if you send a link anybody could access it unless you put a password on it? https://help.dropbox.com/share/set-link-permissions. Mind you even in a shared folder the files are only as secure as the people you send them to. They could copy/paste the files to another directory and share them, or, share log ons etc. and you'd never know. 

 

Not sure it would work via DocSend because the system just isnt designed for that - its designed for signatures. 


 


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carolynmccauley
New member | Level 2

Thanks for your help, Mark.

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