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Victory D.'s avatar
Victory D.
New member | Level 2
7 years ago
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Ability to see all shared folders

I have a folder I would like to share but it gives me an error saying I can't share because there is a shared folder below. How do I find this folder to move it? There are hundreds of folders and no hint anywhere as to where it might be. I guess I could start trying to share sub branches but this is going to take forever especially if there are multiple ones. I went to the Sharing tab on Dropbox.com but none of my shared folders show there.

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    jonhd
    Explorer | Level 3
    A truly petty example of what happens when the marketing people dream up 'cunning' money-making ideas. I note that the feedback from DB, in March 2018, was: "This issue with locating sub-folders has been brought up with our enginnering team and they are evaluating how best to resolve this issue." So, forget it. It's long dead as an issue. Bye-bye DB, I'm off elsewhere.
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    Lusil
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    Hey everyone, these ideas are being reviewed by the team and we’ll update you when we hear more!

    In the meantime, if there's anything else we can help with, let us know. Thanks!

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    Walter
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    Hi all!

     

    I just dropped by to let you know that the team is working on this idea!

     

    Thanks for sharing your suggestion with us and to everyone for supporting it. 

     

    We’ll update you when we know more!

     

    See you around the Community and stay safe! 

  • jackkirby's avatar
    jackkirby
    New member | Level 2

    I just want to add my request for this too. 

     

    As an agency we need to add freelancers to project folders all the time along with giving access to third parties or clients.  I need to easily be able to see what folders are being shared and revoke access from one central area as projects are completed or freelancers come and go.

     

    It's impossible to keep track of without an Administrator list of all folders and links being shared within the organisation. 

  • -Kari-'s avatar
    -Kari-
    New member | Level 2

    Adding my voice to this request. I am a long time paying dropbox customer. Love it in so many ways. But it's a huge data vulnerability when using dropbox for professional purposes if you can't quickly check who has access to any of your files.

  • hpalexander26's avatar
    hpalexander26
    New member | Level 2

    Allpw the ability to see all shared folders any group has access to. Currently very difficult to know which folders a group has access to.

  • larsdennert's avatar
    larsdennert
    Collaborator | Level 10

    Lol! Working on this idea? Years later from when you flipped a switch and turned off the page, you still haven't found the switch to turn it on?  Like most Dropbox functionality issues they take years to consider. Gone are days when Dropbox was lean and mean and just worked in the background. I never thought one drive would catch db but it's cheaper and better now. 

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    Nancy
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    This idea has been delivered! Find out more here.

     

    Thank you for your support!

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    Walter
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    This idea has been closed as it has reached the end of the Share an Idea process.
     
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