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webatbcp_on_db
Helpful | Level 5
12 months ago

Unwanted Sharing a Dropbox with others.

I have a situation where I want to share information with the head of three different teams.  However, I do not want these three individuals to see ANYTHING about the others: their email address, the...
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    webatbcp_on_db
    12 months ago

    Thanks for answering.  Is there any way of getting rid of the "Share Options" and "Share link"?

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Rich
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12 months ago
webatbcp_on_db wrote:

I have a situation where I want to share information with the head of three different teams.  However, I do not want these three individuals to see ANYTHING about the others ...

As sharing is meant as a means of collaboration, any member of a shared folder will be able to see any other member. There's no option to disable this.

 

If you need to share a folder with multiple people without them being able to see the other members, you would need to create a separate shared folder for each person (i.e. multiple copies of the folder, one for each person you intend to share it with).

 

If they only need view/download access, you can use a view-only shared link. They wouldn't need a Dropbox account and wouldn't be able to see who you've shared the link with.

  • webatbcp_on_db's avatar
    webatbcp_on_db
    Helpful | Level 5
    12 months ago

    Thanks for answering.  Is there any way of getting rid of the "Share Options" and "Share link"?

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      Megan
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      12 months ago

      Hi webatbcp_on_db, I hope you're doing well!
       

      When you say get rid of the share options, do you mean unsharing the folder itself, or preventing people from seeing info of other collaborators? 

       

      Just asking to make sure I provide you with the correct info there. 

       

      If you meant something entirely different, let me know. 

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