Dropbox: All U-M Members Appear Shared on "All Files" View/Homepage

Environment

U-M Dropbox

Issue

I noticed that when I'm in the "All Files" view/homepage of my account, it seems that all members of U-M Dropbox have access to my files. Do they actually have access?

Resolution

When accessing the "All Files" view of your Dropbox account, multiple profile pictures appear to the top right of your list of folders. These profile pictures, when clicked, take you to a page showing everyone with a U-M Dropbox account.

Top section of "All Files" view in Dropbox with a red box around a list of profile pics to the right

Although this may appear as if all of your files/folders are shared with everyone in U-M Dropbox, that is NOT the case. Your files/folders are still only shared with the individuals you specified and not the entire domain.

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ITS-Dropbox at U-M
This service is a cloud file storage option that provides automatic back-up and is readily accessible from any device