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awertgcs
Explorer | Level 3
10 months ago

Why do i keep getting emails asking for permission to access a shared file?

I have shared files that are available with a public link for anyone to download. I have been doing this for years, but with my latest file I am getting automated emails asking for permission to acce...
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10 months ago
awertgcs wrote:

I have been doing this for years, but with my latest file I am getting automated emails asking for permission to access the file.

If your default is set to create a Can Edit link, people could be clicking the Join Folder button which would prompt you to approve the access.

 

Go into your account settings and change What people can do to Can View.

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    awertgcs
    Explorer | Level 3
    10 months ago

    All the text in the sharing settings on the file says "view" so I didn't even consider there might be an account setting overriding that. It seems strange to set that per account and not per file. I believe it used to be per file. I changed the setting to "view" so hopefully that fixes it. Thanks!

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