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Forum Discussion
File access request on a shared file
I got a notification where someone is asking for access to a file that I made so that anyone can download. Why and how does this happen?
- Walter
Dropbox Staff
Hi there Silentcartoonist24 - thanks for using Dropbox and welcome to our Community!
Can you clarify if you're talking about an email notification or a notification you got within the app or on the website?
Did you share a file or a folder via a link recently?
Let us know more and we'll take it from there.
Thanks for getting back to me!
it’s a file that I’ve shared the link to a Procreate forum about 4 years ago. The notification both appeared on my account and the same email address that sends me notifications any time someone leaves a comment on the shared file. The file is set so that anyone can download it and I’ve never had a file access request notification until today. So I felt a little concerned.
- Hannah
Hey Silentcartoonist24, if you go through the sharing settings for the link, can you confirm it's a "can view" one and not a "can edit" one?
You'll find these settings if you click on the "share" button next to the file in your "all files" page.
