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I have Dropbox Plus and it has come to my attention that the link I sent to one individual was copied and sent to an individual I did not give access to. That individual is able to view my documents without my permission. How do I prevent this from happening?
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You need a Professional or Business account in order to set a password or expiration on a share link. Remember, in addition to what Mark has stated above, there's nothing stopping a person from sharing not only your link, but the password for that link as well.
As soon as you share something with someone else, you lose total control of it. That's nothing to do with Dropbox. It's just a fact of sharing, on any platform.
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How do I restrict sharing of the folder? Do I have to have Dropbox Pro?
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Thank you for the help
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So, even with Dropbox Prof, an individual can share a link to a shared folder? I understand the individual can download a file and share the file; I just don't want someone sharing the link to a folder.
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I understand that; I am just trying to figure out the folder link security. Do I need Prof to secure the folder or does Plus do it as well? Sorry for all the questions, just trying to figure this out before I make any recommendations.
You need a Professional or Business account in order to set a password or expiration on a share link. Remember, in addition to what Mark has stated above, there's nothing stopping a person from sharing not only your link, but the password for that link as well.
As soon as you share something with someone else, you lose total control of it. That's nothing to do with Dropbox. It's just a fact of sharing, on any platform.
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