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I am on Linux Mint 20.3 Cinnamon. Dropbox client v184.4.6543 Someone has shared a folder with me which is read only. Within this folder is a document that I have write permissions to. In linux I cannot edit this. If I try to change the permissions, they are immediately changed back to read-only. Thanks
Yes, there are a few methods of sharing a file, and when it's on the shared files page, then it can only be accessed from that page, and edited on the Dropbox site directly.
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Hi @Murray6, thanks for bringing this to our attention.
It isn't possible to add, edit or delete any item within a read-only shared folder.
Could you clarify how they specified this file to have edit access? Are you referring to editing the file from this page?
This will help me to assist further!
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Hey @Murray6, sorry to jump in here, but could you clarify if this is an individual shared file or a file within a shared folder?
Also, can you clarify how exactly you have edit rights on this file if it was shared via a read-only folder with you?
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Yes, there are a few methods of sharing a file, and when it's on the shared files page, then it can only be accessed from that page, and edited on the Dropbox site directly.
Just to check, do you require any further assistance on this matter?
Jay
Community Moderator @ Dropbox
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