How to Tell if a Dropbox Folder Is Public, Private, or Shared

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Dropbox is an online file storage service that allows users to upload, share, and access files and folders via mobile and desktop applications as well as a browser-based interface. The service offers free and paid services consisting of varying data and sharing restrictions and provides software applications for Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, Android, Windows Phone 7, BlackBerry, iPhone, and iPad. This article will teach you how to tell if a Dropbox folder is public, private, or shared.

Private Folders

  1. Go to the Dropbox login page and log in using the email and password associated with your Dropbox account.
  2. Select any folder within the Dropbox file viewer and click the “Shared folder options” tab from the top of the Dropbox file viewer.
  3. A "Shared folder options" window will appear displaying the members of the folder. If the folder is a private, you will be the only member listed.
    • Private folders on your computer will generally have an icon the same as any regular folder on your hard drive and function the same way. When creating a new folder in the Dropbox file browser it is automatically private. If you don’t invite others to share the folder it will remain private.

Public Folders

  1. Go to the Dropbox login page and log in using the email and password associated with your Dropbox account.
  2. Click the folder you want to check the privacy status of. Note: Your public folder by default will be named “Public”.
  3. You can double check if a folder is public by clicking any file in a public folder to see if the “Copy public link” tab is available from the top of the folder viewer.

Shared Folders

  1. Go to the Dropbox login page and log in using the email and password associated with your Dropbox account.
  2. Select any folder within the Dropbox file viewer and select “Shared folder options” tab from the top of the Dropbox file viewer.
  3. A "Shared folder options" window will appear displaying the members of the folder. If there are members other than yourself, you know the folder is shared. Your name will appear next “(owner) “. By default folders will be private until you invite members. Shared folders will also have a “Unshare this folder” button available from within the Shared folder options dialog.

Tips

  • You can download the Dropbox for iPhone application through iTunes or Dropbox for Android from the Android Market.

Warnings

  • Folders within your Public folder cannot be shared.
  • You must be the “owner” of the shared folder in order to kick out another member.
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