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AlexK108
New member | Level 2
7 years ago

Hide usernames in 'modified by' on files

Hi Dropbox community! I often share materials that were not edited or uploaded by me. Is there any way to hide the username that is shown at the top left corner under the back button or replace it wi...
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  • Mark's avatar
    Mark
    7 years ago
    No, sorry.

    The only work around would be to edit it yourself so it became Modified by you on the date you did it on.
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Mark
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7 years ago
No, sorry.

The only work around would be to edit it yourself so it became Modified by you on the date you did it on.
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    AlexK108
    New member | Level 2
    7 years ago

    Thanks! Does copying the file from one folder to another counts as modification?

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