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Sharing files and folders

    Getting started

    2. Share a file or folder
    3. Shared vs. private folders—seeing the changes others make to your files.
    4. How do I get notified of changes in my Dropbox?
    5. My options to share files on Dropbox look different—did something change?

    Sending read-only links

    1. Give people view-only access to your files
    2. Can I share files with non-Dropbox users?
    3. Why did my shared link stop working?
    4. How has shared link functionality changed?

    Collaboration and co-authoring

    1. How do I edit Microsoft Office documents with someone else?

    Troubleshooting sharing issues

    1. A shared folder is now unshared—why?
    2. I can't share a folder or join someone else's shared folder—why?

    Joining or leaving a shared folder

    1. Remove a shared folder from your Dropbox
    2. Rejoin a shared folder
    3. Add a shared folder to your account
    4. Do I need a Dropbox account to join a shared folder?
    5. Determine the owner of a shared folder

    Mobile

    1. Give view-only access to files from mobile

    Top 5 sharing questions

    1. Rejoin a shared folder
    2. I can't share a folder or join someone else's shared folder—why?
    3. I'm joining someone else's shared folder. Will this count against my storage space?
    4. Give people view-only access to your files
    5. A shared folder is now unshared—why?

    Collaborating with shared folders

    1. Shared folders: Give people edit access to your files
    2. Change the owner of a shared folder
    3. Can I set file permissions for members of my shared folders?
    4. Sharing a folder that's inside another shared folder
    5. Can I rename or move a shared folder?

    Receiving shared links

    1. Why did a shared link take me directly to my Dropbox?
    2. Troubleshooting shared links

    File requests

    1. What's a file request and how do I create one?
    2. What's a file request and why was I sent one?
    3. Admins: manage file requests

    Space and storage

    1. I'm joining someone else's shared folder. Will this count against my storage space?

    Manage shared file access

    1. Shared links controls overview
    2. Shared folder permissions
    3. Unshare a shared folder
    4. Remove a member from a shared folder
    5. Control who can invite people to a shared folder
    6. How do I remove a link to a file or folder?
    7. How do I unshare links to files?
    8. How can I limit access to a shared link?
    9. How can I set an expiration for a shared link?
    10. Unlock or change view-only permissions for a copy of a shared folder
    11. Roles and permissions for members of a shared folder
    12. Set view-only permissions for shared folder members
    13. Manage who can give access to a shared folder
    14. What does it look like when someone with view-only permissions tries to edit a file?
    15. How do I control who accesses links created from my shared folders?