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Can you restrict selective sync by device, instead of by user?
Long story short, I need the user of an iMac in our office to have full dropbox access. I need that same user to have access to only certain folders on an iPad. On both the iMac and iPad, the user ...
Hi Admin2020
No there is no way to do this. Simply put because the idea of Dropbox is that its single user per account (its actually against T&C's to use it otherwise and can/does cause accounts to be wiped without notice). So, from a Dropbox point of view there is no security issue because person A on computer is same as on iPad / web - they are just not putting everything locally from a space / structure point of view.
Hannah
Dropbox Staff
Dropbox StaffHey Admin2020, thanks for posting your question to our Community.
Selective sync is indeed a device specific feature, but it's only available on the Dropbox desktop app.
Like Mark mentioned, there's no way to restrict folders on the Dropbox app on a mobile device, like an iPad; you'd have to remove the user's access from the folders altogether.
I hope this clarifies things, but let me know if you have any questions.
