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Karo Holmberg
2 years agoHelpful | Level 6
UX feedback about "Join Folder" button when clicking on a shared link
As I share links (created via OS folder view) to customers, i have had several of them clicking "Join Folder" as they think that is the priority way of dealing with the link they received. My purpose...
Hannah
2 years agoDropbox Staff
Hey Karo Holmberg, thanks for taking the time to post to our Community.
We really appreciate your feedback on this matter.
Just wanted to address your concerns/questions; when creating a link to a folder, are you choosing the option to create a "can view" or a "can edit" link?
A "can view" link shouldn't prompt the recipient to join the folder.
However, your comments have been taken into account and will be passed along to our team.
If you need anything else, please let us know!
- eternam12 months agoNew member | Level 2
Hi Hannah, I'm running into this issue as well. Our clients are also getting confused by the blue highlighted "Join Folder" button vs "Download". This isn't just one client, it's dozens for us so this isn't a one off and it is most certainly a UX issue. Regardless of whether we set the link to "Can View" vs "Can Edit" doesn't change the row of buttons on top.
Unless I'm completely wrong on how to share links, the solution stated above doesn't seem to change the button options.- Nancy12 months agoDropbox Staff
Hi eternam! Sorry for jumping in.
The folders that you’re sharing with your clients, are they already shared perhaps, or are they personal/regular ones? If you’re not sure about the distinction, you can also check this Help Center article; you can tell the difference by the different folder icons.
- skull session12 months agoExplorer | Level 4hi Nancy, we send out 20-100 Dropbox links a week. All of them are view only shared folders.
a recent change in UI has led to constant requests for write access, and our customers cannot access their files until we stop and approve each one. I've had six in the last 30 hours, and roughly 15 emails about them, because they keep going back and clicking join repeatedly. 15 might be low. like they should be able to do with a final delivered product that shouldn't require admin intervention to approve them.
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