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marcelleqb
New member | Level 2
4 days ago

Can I password protect folders while on a Family plan?

I have created a link for viewing and other than "who has access" all other toggles are greyed out. I have the Family plan https://www.dropbox.com/family and unfortunately, I cannot find anything tha...
  • Rich's avatar
    4 days ago

    marcelleqb wrote:

    I cannot find anything that specifically tells me whether this option is allowed or not.


    The option to require a password for a shared link is not available on the Family plan. The Family plan is basically the Plus plan with additional members. Shared link permissions are available on the Dropbox Professional, Essentials, Standard, Advanced, Business, Business Plus, and Enterprise plans.

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