You might see that the Dropbox Community team have been busy working on some major updates to the Community itself! So, here is some info on what’s changed, what’s staying the same and what you can expect from the Dropbox Community overall.
Beatnok1
2 years agoNew member | Level 2
Status:
Closed
Default Share Option should be "View" not "Edit"
Hello, I am a Dropbox business admin that shares a lot of links with people outside of my organization. I'm not sure when it happened but as some point the default for sharing switched from "View...
patb1
2 years agoHelpful | Level 5
I use dropbox share links to share course documents with students. I right-click on the item and choose 'Copy Dropbox Link.' Suddenly this morning it started giving them edit links instead of view links, requiring them to sign up for Dropbox and get my permission to access the document one at a time. Dropbox also made me log in again to give the permission, and enter an access code.
Something that used to be a simple, indispensable part of my routine became a frustrating boondoggle for all of us. I vehemently support going back to the default 'view' links.