U-M Dropbox Updates

On April 5, 2021, Dropbox will begin to roll out changes to the sharing and permissions dialogue box for U-M Dropbox on the web. It is important to note that you will continue to use the same sharing and permissions settings you previously had available to you.

Old experience

New experience

To learn more about sharing and permissions in U-M Dropbox, see the Dropbox Help Center.

According to Dropbox, this feature should begin showing up in U-M Dropbox on April 5, 2021, and could take 1 to 2 days or longer to become fully visible.

As you may know, some types of sensitive data, including Protected Health Information (PHI), can be stored in/used with U-M Box and U-M Dropbox. You are responsible for using Box and Dropbox appropriately with sensitive university data and taking all necessary precautions.

U-M Box

Within U-M Box, permitted sensitive data should be stored in a folder owned by a Shared Account. See Shared Accounts in U-M Box and U-M Google for more information on how to request and use a U-M Box Shared Account.

Additionally, please review Box: Folder Settings and Permissions to learn how to set up a shared U-M Box folder to store sensitive data. 

U-M Dropbox

Within U-M Dropbox, permitted sensitive data should be stored in a Team Folder. See Team Folders in U-M Dropbox for more information on how to request, share, and manage Team Folders.

Additionally, please review Dropbox’s Team folders: an overview for more general information on using Team Folders.