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Silver Griffon
2 years agoNew member | Level 2
How did somebody I don't really know, put a file in my shared folder?
I joined a kickstarter with the same email that I use for Dropbox. Later in the day I found a file in my shared folder that said it was from the project creator. The title was the same as the sample ...
Mark
Super User II
If its saying you need permission to join the share etc. it means it isn't actually your share - it is there's, and you have joined it. I assume when you've clicked on links from KickStarter you've agreed to it
Silver Griffon
2 years agoNew member | Level 2
@Mark
Thanks for the answer. Not to say that you are wrong, but wouldn't it have said join the shared folder at some point? It's not like I clicked a link in an email without reading it. I opened dropbox to do something else & the home screen said I had something in my shared folder. Confused I clicked on the shared folder to see what was going on, & it showed a PDF in the shared folder. It wasn't until I clicked the 3 dots that I saw the file was from the the kickstarter creator. To be clear it said I needed permission to open the file (which I didn't ask for). Wouldn't dropbox have used the word join or share at some point, if I was asking to access someone else's shared folder or the folder have had their name on it?
I think you are right & they just used the email they got from Kickstarter to automatically send the info out. But, thinking about it as closely as I can, I can't see any point at which dropbox gave a hint that I was either asking to or agreeing to join a shared folder. I was paying attention when this happened. Even looking at it now, I don't see any sign that it isn't mine, other than I don't have the option to delete it.
Assuming you are right, how do I exit the group? I'm not seeing anything in my subscriptions or the shared folder that indicates a way out.
- Silver Griffon2 years agoNew member | Level 2
Just to clarify, it is a shared file, not a shard folder. When I click on the 3 dots now the options are to comment on it or download it. So I'm guessing I have been given permission.
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