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Bubo
Explorer | Level 4
7 years ago

How to unshare a file/folder in shared folder?

Hi,

I have shared a project folder, but some files/folders in that folder shouldn´t be shared with others. How to ushare these files in shared folder?

If I go to Share-File settings-Unshare file-Save-Everyone will be removed from this file. You’ll still keep a copy of this file in your Dropbox. Unshare...then nothing happen and it seems to be still shared.

Thank you.

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  • Rich's avatar
    Rich
    7 years ago
    Bubo wrote:

    I have shared a project folder, but some files/folders in that folder shouldn´t be shared with others. How to ushare these files in shared folder?

    You can't unshare individual files or subfolders within a shared folder. If you share a folder, the people invited to the folder have access to everything within the folder. You can set their access to Edit or View-only for the entire share, but there are no other controls for unsharing a portion of a shared folder.

  • Lusil's avatar
    Lusil
    Icon for Dropbox Staff rankDropbox Staff
    7 years ago
    Hey there Bubo!
     
    Could you confirm if you’re the owner of the shared folder? Are you seeing the folder with the two little people in the middle? 
     
    Also, have you tried switching browsers, using incognito/private browsing mode, and ensuring that you’re not running any extensions? If you’re still having trouble with it, could you please send a screenshot with what you’re seeing (omitting any personal info)?
     
    Thanks in advance! :slight_smile:
  • Rich's avatar
    Rich
    Icon for Super User II rankSuper User II
    7 years ago
    Bubo wrote:

    I have shared a project folder, but some files/folders in that folder shouldn´t be shared with others. How to ushare these files in shared folder?

    You can't unshare individual files or subfolders within a shared folder. If you share a folder, the people invited to the folder have access to everything within the folder. You can set their access to Edit or View-only for the entire share, but there are no other controls for unsharing a portion of a shared folder.

    • Bubo's avatar
      Bubo
      Explorer | Level 4
      7 years ago
      Thank you for answer. There is another question, why is not possible to unshare individual files in shared folder?:-) Now I must change all folder structure. :-(
      • Rich's avatar
        Rich
        Icon for Super User II rankSuper User II
        7 years ago
        Bubo wrote:
        ... why is not possible to unshare individual files in shared folder?

        It wasn't designed to work that way. When a folder is shared, the recipients have access to the folder and everything in it. If you need to share a folder but exclude spcific items within it, you need to move those items out of the folder.

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