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Mickael Louvel
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6 months ago
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Can I see who downloaded my files on Dropbox?

Hello, I’m sharing a link to my music file on Dropbox as part of a promotional effort. I would like to know if it's possible to see how many times my file has been visited or downloaded, and if I ca...
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    Rich
    6 months ago
    Mickael Louvel wrote:

    I’m sharing a link to my music file ... I would like to know if it's possible to see how many times my file has been visited or downloaded, and if I can identify who accessed it.

    That information isn't available for shared links. Only if it's a shared file or a file in a shared folder (i.e. specific people invited), would that information be available through viewer info.

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Rich
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6 months ago
Mickael Louvel wrote:

I’m sharing a link to my music file ... I would like to know if it's possible to see how many times my file has been visited or downloaded, and if I can identify who accessed it.

That information isn't available for shared links. Only if it's a shared file or a file in a shared folder (i.e. specific people invited), would that information be available through viewer info.

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