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When sharing a link to a parent folder, does a subfolder inherit the permissions of the parent?

Hi,

With a dropbox basic account, does a subfolder inherit the permissions of the parent folder? Suppose I make a folder (Folder A) that anyone can view with a link, but within it (Folder , I change the permission to "only people invited," will Folder B still inherit Folder A's permissions even if I changed the permissions of Folder B? So can anyone with the link of Folder A see the contents inside Folder B?

Thank you so much in advance!

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John

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Dell_Dropbox

Welcome to the community anonymous

If Folder A is set to “Anyone with the link,” anyone who opens that link can view what’s inside Folder A, including subfolders.

To keep Folder B private, the safest option is to move Folder B outside of Folder A and share it separately (for example, “Only people invited”)

unknown

Hi,

Hi, thanks for the speedy reply. I just want to clarify: I understand they can see the subfolders, but can they see what's inside them?

Rich

JohnThompson212 wrote:
I understand they can see the subfolders, but can they see what's inside them?

Yes.

Don't think of it like permissions on the folders. The permissions are for the link itself. If someone has a link for Folder A, they can see EVERYTHING in that folder, including the content of all subfolders.

As Dell mentioned, you would need to move Folder B outside of Folder A to keep it secure.