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milledlinseed
4 years agoNew member | Level 2
How can a stranger request access to a file in my dropbox without any previous contact from me?
I have received a file request from a stranger that I have had no previous contact from, and that I have not shared any files or links with. I do not know how someone can do this?
Jay
Dropbox Staff
Hi milledlinseed, thanks for joining the Community!
Is this a request to access a shared file or a shared folder?
Generally, this happens when someone who you've shared an item to forwarded the invite email to someone else to join or view the file, or they open the link using another Dropbox account instead of the invited one.
If you need any more details, feel free to message back!
Is this a request to access a shared file or a shared folder?
Generally, this happens when someone who you've shared an item to forwarded the invite email to someone else to join or view the file, or they open the link using another Dropbox account instead of the invited one.
If you need any more details, feel free to message back!
DMIND00
8 months agoExplorer | Level 4
The request I received were people we never ever did work with so they should not even know us. This was my concern. I am so skeptical now days I do not trust anyone on the web for requests. I have not had any more of these strange requests for access.
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