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How to see the viewing history of a file?
Hello, I have Dropbox Enterprise account. My research shows that I can view the history of views for a document or folder. I feel like I found where to do this in the "activity tab" but the people to...
Hey tdubois1, thanks for the update here.
The names of the non-team members that viewed the files while signed into their Dropbox accounts, would appear in the viewer info.
However, if someone viewed the file through a link and they weren't signed into Dropbox at all, they will appear as that "external participant" you saw.
I hope this and the linked article give you the info you need.
Hello, I have Dropbox Enterprise account. My research shows that I can view the history of views for a document or folder. I feel like I found where to do this in the "activity tab" but the people to whom I need to know that they viewed show up as 'external participant' with locations that suggest a VPN. Am I looking in the wrong place? We need to know if someone viewed a document to help us close on a RE transaction. If this feature does not exist is there a way to require confirmation of viewing to those people we share a folder with?
Megan
Dropbox Staff
Dropbox StaffHi Ivan Leung, welcome to our Community!
I've merged your question under a similar, almost identical thread where the OP expressed the same inquiry.
Feel free to have a look at what was already suggested here, and if you have any questions, you can let me know!
