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What strategies do users employ to effectively manage version control for collaborative projects?
What strategies do Dropbox users employ to effectively manage version control for collaborative projects, especially when working with non-technical team members who might accidentally overwrite or delete important files? 🙂
- T_theresa_A
Community Manager
Hey there prayeresteemed ! I’m Theresa, a Community Manager here at Dropbox 👩💻.
I saw your post and totally get the worry about file changes. I use Dropbox for music collabs, and I actually just posted a thread about music collaboration using Dropbox yesterday afternoon
!Dropbox Rewind can be a lifesaver since it lets you roll back files or folders to earlier versions (perfect for those accidental edits 🙊). Another handy feature is File Restore (depending on your plan) you can restore files to up to 365 days 💌. You can also set access controls to keep things tidy and organized 👌
Personally, for my music projects, I like to keep a file structure of drafts, final versions, and archived rough work ( hey, there's no creativity wasted here 😉) ... everything stays clear and accessible 🤗.Hope this helps makes your collaboration a little easier (and safer) 🤓!
T 🎃 (Dropbox Community Manager)
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