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Forum Discussion
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...
Sanchez
Dropbox Staff
Dropbox Staff
Hi,
thanks four your response. I use Dropbox Business Advanced (trial version) since 14/3/18.
- Sanchez
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?
- Exactly. In my opinion, in a company there might be some folders which most of the employees don't even should see, e.g. some folders for the top management. Using the team member folder is not a good solution for me, because I want to have a clean and consistent folder structure which includes that a common folder (whether a huge group of people should have access to it or a small one) is always located in the team space and not in a team member space (also due to the fact that people in a company change).
If the owner wishes to share 1 specific folder with 1 person, the person receiving the link can access all other files and folders in the Owners menu as if they were the owner. Although 1 folder appears on the dashboard when the link is clicked, if the receiver clicks on "My Files" all other files and folders are displayed with full access to edit etc. -Is this supposed to be the way Dropbox works?
- Jane
