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directory shows up with modified name on certain users computers

  • April 23, 2025
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Our company has a shared box drive. There is a directory on it that many people need to use. For the purposes of this question, imagine

box/top folder/mid folder/target folder

However, for some users this is showing up as

box/top folder/mid folder/target folder (John Smith)

(Where John Smith is the name of another user and admin at our company). We hypothesize that this has to do with some people having been given direct access to the target folder in the past by John Smith at the same time they had access to other, unrelated folders with the same name, so Box created a unique alias for the target folder for them.

But now everybody has access to the top folder, and we want them all to see the target folder under the same name. But Box continues to display it under the modified name [/target folder (John Smith)] for them, so the automation fails.

Is there a way to tell box to use the normal name for everybody; it would no longer create any kind of ambiguity to do so.

1 reply

Jey Bueno Box
  • Community Manager
  • April 24, 2025

👋 Hello ​@NYC Anonymous, welcome to the Box Community, and thank you for bringing this to our attention.

 

We’ll need to further investigate the behavior and identify the root cause—whether it’s related to items with the same name or parent folder, actions such as syncing or moving a folder, or other contributing factors. To help resolve this issue efficiently, we’ve escalated a case to our Product Support team on your behalf, as this will require in-depth troubleshooting (including Box Drive logs, details of affected users, folder name and paths, screenshots, and more).
 

You’ll receive an email shortly with your ticket number. Please keep an eye out for follow-up communication from our support team, who will assist you further.

 

We’re committed to helping you get this sorted. In the meantime, feel free to reach out if you have any other questions or concerns. 😊