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

Go to the Dropbox login page and log in using the email and password associated with your Dropbox account., Select any folder within the Dropbox file viewer and click the “Shared folder options” tab from the top of the Dropbox file viewer. , A...

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Step-by-Step Guide

  1. Step 1: Go to the Dropbox login page and log in using the email and password associated with your Dropbox account.

    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.
  2. Step 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. Step 3: A "Shared folder options" window will appear displaying the members of the folder.

Detailed Guide

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.

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