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Can't Share Links with Edit Rights
Hi,
I want to share a folder on my Dropbox with someone outside of my team. I am using an admin account which is part of a Business Dropbox account. I can create a read-only link but when I go...
Hi Diana28, thanks for posting today.
Shared links can have edit privileges for Google Docs and Microsoft files.
The image you have there is for an Excel file, which is why there's a link to allow users to edit the file itself.
Any other file would not have this permission, so team folders can't be edited the same way, you'd need to share it directly with people on your team in order for them to add it to their Dropbox account and then be able to edit it.
If you need any more details, feel free to message back!
Jay
Dropbox Staff
Dropbox StaffHi Diana28, thanks for posting today.
Shared links can have edit privileges for Google Docs and Microsoft files.
The image you have there is for an Excel file, which is why there's a link to allow users to edit the file itself.
Any other file would not have this permission, so team folders can't be edited the same way, you'd need to share it directly with people on your team in order for them to add it to their Dropbox account and then be able to edit it.
If you need any more details, feel free to message back!
