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Sharing a folder with view only and with a password.
Hello, i am testing professional trial for my online course and share materials and ive have had some issues with sharing a folder.
I can make a link and send it that allows members to see the...
Megan
Dropbox Staff
Dropbox StaffHi Shareware, welcome to our Community!
Provided you're using the right steps to create a shared folder, and set its permissions, then none of the things you mentioned should be happening.
The first thing we need to do, is identify if you're sending a "can view" or "can edit" shared link.
Can you check this Help Center article, and confirm that you're using the "how to create and share a Dropbox link with view-only access" steps? Once that is done, you can use the steps mentioned here, in order to restrict access to said link by using a password and disabling downloads.
As for your latest point: the users would sign into their accounts using their own, unique password, not the one you created. The password you created should only be used when they access the shared link.
I hope this clarifies!
