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Retroactive shared content item links

  • US 9,734,347 B2
  • Filed: 07/15/2015
  • Issued: 08/15/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/09/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method performed by one or more processors of a content management system, the method comprising:

  • generating a unique link for a content item;

    at a first time, receiving, via at least one of the one or more processors, from a first client device of a first user of the content management system, a first request to access the content item using the unique link;

    in response to receiving the first request to access the content item;

    determining, via at least one of the one or more processors, a team, comprising one or more members, that is associated with the content item;

    wherein the first user is not a member of the team;

    determining, via at least one of the one or more processors, that a current setting of a team shared link policy of the team is a first setting of at least two different setting options for the team shared link policy;

    in response to determining that the current setting of the team shared link policy is the first setting, returning, via at least one of the one or more processors, a response to the first client device of the first user that indicates that the first user is not permitted to access the content item;

    at a second time, receiving, via at least one of the one or more processors, from a second client device of a second user of the content management system, a second request to access the content item using the unique link;

    in response to receiving the second request to access the content item;

    determining, via at least one of the one or more processors, the team, comprising the one or more members, that is associated with the content item;

    wherein the second user is not a member of the team;

    determining, via at least one of the one or more processors, that the current setting of the team shared link policy of the team is a second setting of the at least two different setting options for the team shared link policy;

    in response to determining that the current setting of the team shared link policy is the second setting, returning, via at least one of the one or more processors, a response to the second client device of the second user that comprises at least a portion of the content item.

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