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Sandman77
Explorer | Level 4
2 years ago

Dropbox shared folders and their display in the interface

There is a folder structure in Dropbox. All folders have shared access to invited users by email addresses. On some of the folders, there are icons in the form of two people. How to remove this or wh...
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Sandman77
Explorer | Level 4
2 years ago

 

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Root folder has shared access, nested folders inherit it. But there are a few with the same icon as in the screenshot.

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Hannah
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2 years ago

Hey Sandman77, thanks for the screenshot!

 

Is it possible that the particular subfolder is shared with different people than the parent?

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    Sandman77
    Explorer | Level 4
    2 years ago
    Perhaps, but in the access lists of this folder the same accounts as in the root. Links for access are also not created in this folder. Email invitations only.
    But I check ones agane.
    Thank you for your attention.

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