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AndrewA
Explorer | Level 4
2 years ago

Ability to specifically lock a file or folder

After logging in and accessing Dropbox, is there an additional “lock” that can be placed on an individual file or folder?  This would necessitate the input of an additional password to access the fil...
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  • Rich's avatar
    Rich
    2 years ago
    AndrewA wrote:

    After logging in and accessing Dropbox, is there an additional “lock” that can be placed on an individual file or folder?

    For individual files or folders, no, but there is the Vault feature.

Rich's avatar
Rich
Icon for Super User II rankSuper User II
2 years ago
AndrewA wrote:

After logging in and accessing Dropbox, is there an additional “lock” that can be placed on an individual file or folder?

For individual files or folders, no, but there is the Vault feature.

  • AndrewA's avatar
    AndrewA
    Explorer | Level 4
    2 years ago

    Many Thanks Rich!  Just what I was looking for!

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