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People with password sharing option disappeared?
I have been using Dropbox Plus for years and I no longer have the option to share folders with passwords. I do not know if something is wrong with my program right now, or if this is yet another new ...
If you already shared this file with the user via email, or if they already joined the folder, then they already have access and do not need to enter password. This is slightly different than how the previous link password worked, but it does protect your content the same way since anyone who does not already have access will still need to enter the password.
Jay, I had previously shared a link (with password protection) to one of the folders I tried yesterday (though this happened as long as probably a year or so ago), but not the one I needed to share. I set up new folders as recently as last December to which I was able to share a link with password protection. Yesterday it seems that that option has disappeared. I own/created all the folders in question. Some allow the password-protected link and some don't. This is unacceptable.
Megan
Dropbox Community Moderator
Dropbox Community ModeratorHey SCHouston, keep in mind that password protection for shared links is available for Dropbox Professional, Essentials, Standard, Advanced, Business, Business Plus, and Enterprise plans, and not for Dropbox Plus.
That would explain why you don't have the option available.
Megan - it has ALWAYS been an option for me. Please re-read my comments. I have had Dropbox Plus for nearly 13 years. I have shared links that have password protection probably at least 50 times during those 13 years, two as recently as December 2023. It has ALWAYS been an option.
