You might see that the Dropbox Community team have been busy working on some major updates to the Community itself! So, here is some info on what’s changed, what’s staying the same and what you can expect from the Dropbox Community overall.
Status:
Gathering Support
Option to lock a file/folder granting view-only access for individual plans
It would enhance ransomware protection if folders or files could be marked as "read-only", where only a change/rename/erasure is password protected.
Read-only is supported for teams, the request is for individual users. Password protection is also available but is for any access - which makes it uncomfortable when reading data;
In my case, and I assume for many private users, 99% of the data is never changed once uploaded - family pictures, documents etc.
Motivation is to enhance protection in case an unauthorized party got access to your account and has the ability to erase your data - such as a virus or ransomware attack.
So the aim is not privacy - it is erasure protection, while not complicating everyday viewing with a password for every read.
- Hannah
Dropbox Staff
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