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TigersW's avatar
TigersW
New member | Level 1
2 months ago

Is it possible to see who created the link?

I gave my former attorney access to my dropbox so they could obtain and send my documents to opposing counsel. My former attorney sent dropbox links to opposing counsel.  I want to find out if thes...
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Megan's avatar
Megan
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Hey TigersW, welcome to our Community!

It's a lot to unpack here, so apologies for my lengthy reply. 

Based on all the info you've shared with us; it's indeed possible that your former attorney either created these shared links using your account.

Or they could have downloaded the content, added it to their Dropbox account and then sent it over to the OC. 

I'm afraid that we don't have a way of tracking a shared link back to their creator. Especially since they have been deleted ever since.

Now, in regards to the 404 error: Shared links will break if the file has been deleted from Dropbox. They will also break if the creator leaves the folder or if the file is moved. The reason for this is that all shared links are tied to the person who originally created the link.

Which makes it sound like the links were created from your account, because you got the error after the content has been deleted, right? If not, feel free to clarify.

Our Help Center lists a number of other reasons why a shared link may not be working.

I'll be waiting for your reply!

TigersW's avatar
TigersW
New member | Level 1
2 months ago

Hey Megan thanks for the reply!

One clarification: I did not delete any content. All docs are currently preserved just as they were.

Looking through my folder activity, there is one event where former atty (FA) created a new folder and began moving docs into it, but then FA deleted that folder in the same session. I have found no other activity by FA in my folder activity. 

If FA downloaded or transferred files or folders, would that action be recorded in activity history?

If I can rule out that FA did not obtain a copy of my content, I would have my answer that the links, regardless of who created them, were to my docs in my dropbox. And that answer would be all I need. 

  • Jay's avatar
    Jay
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    2 months ago

    Hi TigersW, in order to look into this matter in more detail, I'd recommend contacting the support team directly for them to investigate further.

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