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dronecrasher
Helpful | Level 5
6 years ago

Pros/cons of sharing link or inviting to file?

Hi, out of curiosity, what is the benefit of simply creating a link to share with somebody vs inviting people via email to access the files? Please advise. 
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dronecrasher
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Hi Walter , thanks for your response. What If I share the files via e-mail and the person does not have a dropbox account yet. He won't be able to access the files unless he creates an account? 

So If I create a link and share it and it gets in the wrong hands, tons of people could annimosily access these files vs inviting someone whereas only that e-mail could open the files, correct?

My name is Crasher.. Drone Crasher :stuck_out_tongue_winking_eye:

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Rich
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6 years ago

Correct, on both accounts.

A Dropbox account is required to access a shared folder, while a share link does not require an account. A share link is accessible to anyone that has the link.

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