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I've set passwords for my shared links, but non team members don't get asked for one.
I have set passwords on folders I need to share with people who are not team members. (added a password to editing dan viewing links and saved it) When I test this it by sending the link to an email address not part of the team it does not ask for a password. Any suggestions?Solved8.3KViews0likes17Comments
PDF "view only" share link continues to allow editing
I have edited both my profile settings and the pdf settings specifically to generate a "view only" link. However, every time I go to share the link I continue to see on the top bar that the pdf is editable. Not only is it editable but anyone can edit it for everyone. What do I need to do to change this? I have even logged out of my Dropbox account and used the link to see if it changed anything, it did not. My PDF is clickable with links but, I have tried other PDf's that were not to see if it changed anything and it did the same thing. I need a view only link. How do I get this?Solved3.4KViews0likes7Comments
I have edit permissions on some folders but I'm getting an error editing or renaming files
I have a set of folders which were shared with me. The owner gave me edit permissions, and tried to give me all possible permissions - but I cannot edit or rename or change any of the files. From the Dropbox web interface, asking permissions, it shows two things - 1) You don't have permission to manage the membership of this file, 2) (my email ID) = can edit So it seems like I should be able to edit or rename the file(s), but I cannot. The original (sharing) owner is also shown. But - Trying to rename one of the files on Windows from the explorer interface fails; "You need permission from myComputer\myName to perform this action" But, that is who I am logged in as, and it has admin privileges. Same for trying to duplicate it in place or create a new file there; "Destination Folder access denied, you need permission to perform this action." I can read or open or copy the file to any other place outside of the shared hierarchy. Asking Windows about permissions on the file, it shows I so have full permissions. Asking about my specific user ID (as above) for effective permissions: It does show I can read files and change permissions, take ownership, and read and write attributes, but not create files or write data (?) What permissions do the owner who is sharing it with me need to set, and how? (I could not get insert image to work here...)Solved2.8KViews0likes21Comments
Why do i keep getting emails asking for permission to access a shared file?
I have shared files that are available with a public link for anyone to download. I have been doing this for years, but with my latest file I am getting automated emails asking for permission to access the file. The shared link should work for everyone. I even tested it by logging out and then accessing the file and downloading it and it never triggered an email asking me for permission. Anyone know how I can fix this? Are these people actually being blocked from accessing the file, or is the automated email a mistake?2KViews0likes3Comments
Dropbox not uploading camera photos on OneUI Beta 6.0 Samsung S23+
S23+ Phone updated to OneUI Beta 6.0 last week and I lost the ability to have Dropbox autoupload camera photos. On the Dropbox settings page, a warning icon "!" is next to "Camera Uploads". Click on that line and an error pops up "To enable camera uploads, allow Dropbox to access..." with a link to settings. If i shrink the system font down a few notches the error message actually continues as "To enable camera uploads, allow Dropbox to access to your storage". Click to permissions for the App and permissions for "Camera, Notifications, Photos and Videos" are allowed. On the Android permissions page for Dropbox, click the 3 dot menu top right and pick "All Permissions". Under "Photos and Videos" it has permissions on for "read image and video files" and "user selected image and video files". It also has "full network access". So it looks like to me it has all the necc permissions. Dropbox support didn't get it either. Any thoughts? Is there a "storage access" permission somewhere that OneUI 6.0 turned off?Solved1.6KViews0likes6Comments
Dropbox Backup skipped some files on external drive, MacOS permissions?
I added an external drive to Dropbox Backup a couple of days ago; it was large and took about 16 hours. Seemed to have worked fine, but this morning I was comparing the backup files with my drive and saw some directories hadn't been copied. I never saw any error or alert, but am suspecting it was a permissions issue. These directories are over 15 years old. But I can not find anywhere what the permissions are supposed to be for Dropbox Backup to properly copy these. I changed one to 750 but it still doesn't seem to get picked up in subsequent backups. Is this a file permissions issue?1.3KViews0likes14CommentsHow can I restrict access to specific folders for specific team members?
I just set-up a Teams folder and thought it would be the solution for file sharing our engineering documents. Unfortunately the primary reason I thought Teams would work is for limiting permissions to specific folders. I don't want contractors having access to our entire suite of engineering projects. It seems ALL subfolders share the the same permission as the top level. So USELESS. i still have to share individual folders to restrict access. Same as regular dropbox. this MUST BE FIXED or Teams is useless.Solved1.1KViews0likes6CommentsCan you have someone upload to a folder without granting editing permissions?
We are hosting a 5K run/walk this spring for the Forgotten Warrior Memorial. I was trying to create a QR code where the general public could upload their pics of the event, but the only way I've found to do that is to allow editing permissions which isn't an option.Solved1KViews0likes2Comments
Shared link permissions settings not working
Hi, I need your help - I have created a shared folder and added all the restrictions possible for a can view option including password protected, only people invited can view, and download disabled. In short, none of this works, as soon as I share the file with anyone (on the can view option of course) they can view (password wasn't asked), download, share via the create a share link and even edit the files! I spoke with the support and they said that they would escalate but that was two days ago and I really need to send these files ASAP. appreciate your help.932Views0likes4Comments
