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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
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.
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.
