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Re: Notification when copying files to my external drive

Notification when copying files to my external drive

ryanrud
New member | Level 2
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Dear Community,

I'm in a group and share a few files with my team but I'm not the admin.

I would like to copy some files from Dropbox desktop to my exernal drive. Do the admin get notified when I do that? Is the operation saved somewhere in the records?

 

Thanks and regards,

Ryanrud

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Mark
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If you just copy and paste them then no they wont be informed. 


 


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Mark
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If you just copy and paste them then no they wont be informed. 


 


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Jay
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Hi @ryanrud, thanks for posting on the Community!

If you have files synced to your computer, and are visible in your Dropbox folder, then copying those files to another drive wouldn't be detected by Dropbox.

This means that the team admin wouldn't be aware of the download either.

If you need any more details, feel free to message back!

Jay
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ryanrud
New member | Level 2
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Great thank you!

Ash9352
Explorer | Level 4
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@jay if the files haven’t been synced, And I want to change them from online only to offline , the business admin would be notified??
Plz answer me at your earliest possible time appreciate

Ash9352
Explorer | Level 4
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@ Jay

Ash9352
Explorer | Level 4
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I want to copy some files from shared dropbox to my external driver without notifying the business admin?
Is there any solution?
If I synced the file first, from online only to offline, would admin be notified?

Nancy
Dropbox Staff
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Hey @Ash9352, and sorry for jumping in. 

 

Has your team admin implemented any team settings regarding syncing (to have the folders of the team members synced as online-only)?


Nancy
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Ash9352
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Hey @Nancy
Not sure, by default when ai install the Dropbox app on my windows, all files are online only, But I have this option to make them offline ( syncing)
I just eant to make sure this change , woul be notified by admin or not?
Change from online only to offline by myself

Ash9352
Explorer | Level 4
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Hi @Jay

Could u answer me;( I urgently need your knowledge thank
Need more support?