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How can I know when someone accesses a shared folder?
I used to be able to share a folder with someone, send them a link, and then be able to hover over their little icon to see if they had accessed the folder. This is very important when I am trying t...
It doesn't work that way anymore. When you invite someone, they have access, period. They have the ability to leave* and join the share at will, until they remove it from their Dropbox or you remove them from the share. You can see that they're a member, but you can't see when they leave or join in (until they remove it from their Dropbox).
* Leaving a share does not remove it from their account. It simply takes the share out of their Dropbox. They can no longer access it, but they can rejoin it at anytime. When a user removes a share it is removed from their account completely and it can no longer be rejoined.
Matt, refer to my reply above. It no longer works that way. As soon as you invite someone to a shared folder, they have access. There is no longer a need to accept the invitation.
No. Just open your folder. Take a look at the picture attached. The files of the folder are listed on the left, and the names of the people on the right. MB is me. The other person I shared the folder with "c" hasn't accessed it yet. I know this by placing my cursor on top of the "c" and the message in grey (I covered her email address to protect her privacy) appears.
Mark
Super User II
Super User IIYou can see if a shared folder has been joined at www.dropbox.com/share but you could never actually track shared links (https://help.dropbox.com/files-folders/view-only-access) as Dropbox doesnt track that information.
Thanks for the reply, Mark. I know there used to be a way to know if someone had joined the folder because I relied on that for knowing if my ads were being received by the agency in time. Perhaps I am not remembering exactly the way it worked, but I do know that it was accessible from the page where the folders are listed with the little round icons on the right. I'm quite sure it said something like "So and So has joined the folder"... Now all I see is "So and So can edit", but that doesn't tell me if they have actually opened the folder or not. Seems like that would be an important thing to know! :-)
So, just curious, how do I know if a shared folder has been joined on the page you point out? When I go to my Shared page, I see: On the Folders page, a list of folders with only the ... beside them to share or folder settings | Files is completely empty | Links has a few individual files listed, but it only says Delete Link or Link Settings. I hate to waste your time, but this is driving me crazy and I appreciate your help.
- Rich
It doesn't work that way anymore. When you invite someone, they have access, period. They have the ability to leave* and join the share at will, until they remove it from their Dropbox or you remove them from the share. You can see that they're a member, but you can't see when they leave or join in (until they remove it from their Dropbox).
* Leaving a share does not remove it from their account. It simply takes the share out of their Dropbox. They can no longer access it, but they can rejoin it at anytime. When a user removes a share it is removed from their account completely and it can no longer be rejoined.
Well it seems Dropbox is heading in the direction Adobe has headed - making changes without thinking about how users will be affected. That's disappointing. Now I will have to email or call until I get an answer from the people I share with - and who has time for that these days?
Mark and Rich, I appreciate your replies very much!!
