[nabs-l] question about drop box

[Chris Nusbaum]

I think the folder's administrator clicked on the wrong thing. The "share" feature only allows you to see files which have already been uploaded to that folder. You need the manager to click on "invite to folder." This will give you full access.

Chris Nusbaum

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> On Jun 5, 2014, at 9:44 AM, Lillie Pennington via nabs-l <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Hi Everyone
> 
> 
> 
> I use drop box to receive electronic copies of my school files. I need to
> get access to this drop box so that I can access my textbooks for my summer
> assignments. My braillests like to start a new folder for every school year.
> I was trying to get access to the drop box folder that they were putting
> files in before the end of the school year, but the one who was managing the
> drop box folder would not invite me until yesterday. Now I am in a
> predicament because I am not sure if I will be able to get a hold of either
> of them, and I would like to get this taken care of by myself and soon
> anyway. 
> 
> 
> 
> I got the email notification that the folder had been shared with me. When I
> went to the website to accept it, I clicked on the notification, and the
> files displayed. However, there was no invitation to accept the join
> request. This makes me think that perhaps I have access to view the files,
> but that whatever invite was sent to me would not let me  have full access
> to the folder. Can this happen through drop box? And if so, how can I get
> full access to the folder? I know I can probably download the files from the
> web onto my computer and then put them onto my sd card, but it would be
> easier for me if I could just copy the file from my computer onto the sd
> card and skip the step. 
> 
> 
> 
> Thank you for any help.
> 
> Lillie
> 
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