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msmasta's avatar
msmasta
Helpful | Level 6
7 years ago

Hide folders from users who don't have permission

Is it possible to hide a folder entirely from users who don't have a permission to open the folder? At the moment, users who are not member of certain groups or are not invited to open a folder are n...
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  • Sanchez's avatar
    Sanchez
    7 years ago
    Hey agin, msmasta, and thanks for getting back to me. 

    Unfortunately, hiding folders in our new team space structure is not an option. All folders that are in this space will be visible (not necessarily accessible) to all team members. Currently, if you want to share out a folder, and keep it away from some users’ eyes, you can put the folder into your team member folder (the purple one), and share it from there. This would give users you share it with access to this folder only, and they would not see anything else in your member folder, as it is private. 
     
    Have a look at this article discussing this new team space and member folders here. 

    Cheers
Sanchez's avatar
Sanchez
Icon for Dropbox Staff rankDropbox Staff
7 years ago
Hey msmasta, 

The short answer is hmm… :thinking:, and I want to see if maybe there’s a way that we can do something similar for you. Can you tell me what kind of Dropbox subscription you’re on, and when it was purchased/created? 

Thanks in advance!
  • msmasta's avatar
    msmasta
    Helpful | Level 6
    7 years ago

    Hi,

     

    thanks four your response. I use Dropbox Business Advanced (trial version) since 14/3/18.

    • Sanchez's avatar
      Sanchez
      Icon for Dropbox Staff rankDropbox Staff
      7 years ago
      Hey agin, msmasta, and thanks for getting back to me. 

      Unfortunately, hiding folders in our new team space structure is not an option. All folders that are in this space will be visible (not necessarily accessible) to all team members. Currently, if you want to share out a folder, and keep it away from some users’ eyes, you can put the folder into your team member folder (the purple one), and share it from there. This would give users you share it with access to this folder only, and they would not see anything else in your member folder, as it is private. 
       
      Have a look at this article discussing this new team space and member folders here. 

      Cheers
      • Flavours's avatar
        Flavours
        New member | Level 2
        7 years ago

        I think this would be a really useful tool and applicable to our business as well.

        If you user doesnt have any permissions on a folder do they really need to know its their?

         

        The difference between having it in the team space and having it in your team member folder is that if it is in your team member folder the user you are sharing with has to accept the share, whereas if its in the team space this is not the case.

         

        Maybe its something dropbox could consider for a future update?

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