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Monitoring file download by team members
Hi, Is there a way that I can see when and how frequently my team members have downloaded specific files from shared folders? I am planning to share valuable information with my team and I don't wa...
Lusil
Dropbox Staff
Dropbox StaffHi,
I know where to find the information you are telling me but this is not really answering my question. I only would like to know if I can see which team member has downloaded specific files and when this has taken place.
Is this possible?
Kind regards,
Sjoerd
- Walter
In this case, all you need to do is go to your Activity tab from within your Admin Console and apply the filters you'd like to narrow your search to be so specific. I was just able to do this for specific members on my team by applying the "Downloaded files" filter (you can also determine a date range for more accurate results) - this is how it looks like (I used a file's extension for my search : .png files in this example):
I hope this helps to some extent Sjoerd - please let us know if you have any more questions!
In the meantime, have a wonderful new Year sjrd1991!
Hi Walter,
Thanks.
So when I copy files from the Dropbox folder on my desktop and paste these on my local drive, is this then also considered as "downloading files"?
In other words, does this specific activity then also reflect when you apply the activity filter?
Regards
- Walter
To Dropbox this action is logged as a copy (or deletion if you're moving them instead of copying them) sjrd1991 - these would also be logged to your Events page normally.
Moreover, note that while it's common to assume that Dropbox works like a network drive (because of its many online features), however, your Dropbox folder is actually a normal folder and its contents are stored on your hard drive (therefore the files you mentioned are downloaded already).
Our desktop application only watches your Dropbox folder for changes and syncs those changes online and to your other computers. One of the benefits of this way of syncing is always having access to your files, even while you are offline.
I hope this clarifies matters to you and please let us know if you have any further questions.
