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File access request on a shared file

Silentcartoonist24
Explorer | Level 3

I got a notification where someone is asking for access to a file that I made so that anyone can download. Why and how does this happen?

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Silentcartoonist24
Explorer | Level 3

The link I shared on the forumThe link I shared on the forumWhere the link goesWhere the link goes
What happens when I click “DownloadWhat happens when I click “Download“What happens when I continue without signing in“What happens when I continue without signing inEmail NotificationEmail NotificationDropbox NotificationDropbox Notification

 

 

 

(Image 1) The link I shared. The URL uses “Dropbox.com/s/“

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Image 2)

Where the Link goes to in incognito mode

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Image 3) what happens when I click “Download,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Image 4) What happens when I continue with download only



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Images 5 and 6) The email and in app notifications respectively. 

Walter
Dropbox Staff

Thanks for the additional information and the screenshots too @Silentcartoonist24 

 

Would it be OK if we sent you an email to have a further look internally at this point?


Walter
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Silentcartoonist24
Explorer | Level 3
Sure.

Walter
Dropbox Staff

Thanks for the cooperation @Silentcartoonist24 - you've got :envelope: 


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