Safe and stress-free folder sharing for the whole team

It’s easy to create and organize folders in Dropbox. First, think about how you or your team works with content. Ask yourself: What type of folders would you need, and what files would they contain? Once you’ve mapped out your folder structure, simply create a new folder for each grouping in Dropbox. Then, set your access permissions and start organizing your files into your newly built folder sharing hierarchy.

A shared folder in Dropbox is any folder that you’ve invited other people to view or edit—even if they’re outside your team or don’t have their own Dropbox account. Anyone with shared folder access can see all the files in that folder, but nothing outside of it.

Dropbox users on team plans can also set up team folders. These are a type of shared folder that act as a hub of collaboration for all users associated with the team folder’s assigned group.

Setting up a shared folder in Dropbox is simple. For existing folders, all you need to do is create a shared link for the folder, then send that link to your desired recipient(s). If the shared folder doesn’t exist, you’ll need to create a new folder in your Dropbox account before you create a shared link.

Dropbox users on team plans will need their admin to create an initial team folder. The admin can then set up your group’s access permissions.

Yes, you can control who has access to shared folders in Dropbox. Shared links to folders have a view-only permission level, so you can see and download what’s in the folder but can’t edit anything inside it. Dropbox Professional and team plans offer users advanced sharing options like password protection for links. Users on team plans can also limit shared link access to specific people only.