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Willie602
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3 months ago
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Can I locally share my Dropbox folder on my Windows machine?

My wife and I have files we want to share that are in Dropbox and are synced to our computer in my local Dropbox folder. She has her own local account on the same machine and I want to know if I can ...
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  • Jay's avatar
    Jay
    2 months ago

    Hi Willie602, it might be possible to share a folder from one computer profile to another on your Windows machine.

    However, as this isn't directly related to Dropbox, we wouldn't be able to provide any specific steps on how to do this, as this would be a Windows feature.

    Likewise, we wouldn't be able to predict how files would sync to your Dropbox account when any edits are made in the folder.

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Jay
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2 months ago

Hi Willie602, it might be possible to share a folder from one computer profile to another on your Windows machine.

However, as this isn't directly related to Dropbox, we wouldn't be able to provide any specific steps on how to do this, as this would be a Windows feature.

Likewise, we wouldn't be able to predict how files would sync to your Dropbox account when any edits are made in the folder.

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    Willie602
    New member | Level 2
    2 months ago

    Thanks

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