Dropbox File Sharing - What You Need to Know! 

Thanks for clearing up how File Requests work!

I really appreciate the commentary and videos that you provide on Dropbox and Zoom. You have really helped me. Keep doing what you do!!!!✌🏿

G'day Steve, thanks for all your RU-vid vlogs - you certainly have a knack of making technical subjects understandable and interesting. We appreciate all your hard work and dedication, from your Fans/Followers down-under keep those vlogs a coming.

The Beard Rocks! thanks for a well thought out informative video.

perfect reminder and excellent video - as you said I had forgotten what I knew about how to share files and needed a quick 'prep' - thanks. i also learned about file request = bonus!

Thank you so muccchhhh !!!! Very usefull, you just saved my day today ! Thankss

I understanded easily ,what i was searching for, thank you

Love your videos! Thank you.

Thanks so much Steve!!!🙏🙏🙏

Someone shared tonnes of books with me. Does this use up my memory allowance if I don't open them? Thanks

Very nice video format, I like the new design.

OMG - the cat was amazing! Love it!

Can I save my data's on drop box without anyone sees it ?

More than amazing. Thanks very much.

Perfect. Thank you 😊

Thanks sooo much! That was really helpful!

Thanks for the video. Inspired me to go look at the Dropbox Paper video! Keep 'em coming and keep the beard!

I have basic Dropbox. How do I know when a client downloads a file. In this case a file of photographs. Thanks

Nice video! I have a question: If you keep "Off" on expiration of the link, that link will it never expire? NEVER? Because i have the mobile version and there is no possibility to put an expiration date, it is always off. And that's fine with me, since I don't want it to expire. Can I rest easy? Thanks a lot and great job!

Your evolving tonsorial splendor enhances your sartorial elegance. 👍 😉. Importantly, you are adding visual gracefulness to your clear, concise teaching! Excellent! Thank you! -- Have you changed any of the technology/methods you use for producing your screencasts?

Hi Steve! I've missed some of your vlogs so, how the heck are ya? If YOU are happy with your beard, then that's all that matters! Don't worry about the ninny's! 😃Thanks for all your great tips!

You video editing is crisp and superb. It kinda distracted me positively tho. D'you have a video on video editing... your style?

I have 5000 images in Dropbox that I need to save links for each one. Is there a fast way to do that?

Great info. Question: I have Regular Files and Shared Files displayed on my personal account info page. If I delete regular files I open up more space, however, I don't know how to delete "Shared Files" to open up more space. Is there a way to do reduce/delete the shared files so I open up more space? Thanks..

I love the beard, and the red top thank you TechSanta!! really helpful!!

Is there a way to see when someone who has received a shareable link via email actually opens up that link? perhaps a chrome extension?

Interest and useful however, as with all the tutorials I have viewed no-one mentions that if you send the file to another person's email - just to view, not to edit! - it requires that the recipient have and knows how to use DropBox. They cannot open the file without DB experience... Same with Google Drive. This complicates sharing files to very basic computer users!

HELP. I right click a Dropbox photo and choose "Copy Dropbox link" and nothing ever gets copied? This is happening on a PC with Windows 10 and my other new Windows 11 PC? What am I doing wrong? When I go to paste it ANYWHERE there is nothing to paste?

Great tutorial. Helpful!

how do you upload a voice memo on mac to dropbox? the file extension dropbox doesnt show up as a sharing option

Sharing a Folder with View Only capability is great, however how do I restrict the viewer from going "up" in the hierarchy and see MY OTHER folders on my dropbox? Currently the rest of my dropbox is an open book. Darned if I can figure out how to restrict their access to the folder that I am sharing with them

Nice shirt!

I accidentally saved some sensitive files into a shared dropbox folder on my PC because the stupid desktop program made the dropbox folder my default 'save as' location. This folder was created by someone else (admin) as a shared folder who gave me edit access. I tried to delete those files on my PC and also online. Will the folder owner be able to view/restore those files?

Do people have to have dropbox account so they can view it?

I didin't know that! Thanks for the vid.

Thank you 😊

1.I put a DROPBOX link on my website. 2. When it is pressed. It takes them (potential foodies/customers) straight to my DROPBOX account. Where they will upload a VIDEO file. But, the file request doesn't show an option to upload from your cellphone. Why? Because, I am requesting ppl to use their cellphones to make it easy for them. Also, they will make a video using their cellphone. 3. I already have a DROPBOX ACCOUNT. But, I want to create a BRAND NEW one just for this?

How to check if someone is viewing your file in dropbox shared folder ??

Hi, I have already shared my dropbox link to a client, later I have changed my dropbox name, will it be updated or remain the same on the link which I have already sent. For eg: my dropbox name is Zone and I have changed it to Leon, but still it appears as Zone on the already sent link. can you pls help me with this...

I like the beard! Thanks for the helpful video!

Hi Steve. You do a beautiful job explaining things. Thanks for that ! I have a question I can’t seem to find the answer to. It’s probably very simple but..., ? I am an actress. I often use Dropbox to send my audition video in. I personally don’t have drop box but I’m send a link to add my video. My agent wants the video labeled. How does one do that? When I send the video the link is quite long. How would o change that to name it or rename it? It just doesn’t make sense to me. Please and thank you!!

Now I remember - thanks.

I can use the file request function but Dropbox limits me to where I can have the file sent. I want them sent to a subfolder but the capability doesn't seem to be there...

What if you upgrade your Dropbox but the other side doesn’t? Then you’re screwed. I upgraded to 1 TB but my GC animator only has 8 GB on his Dropbox. Guess what? Dropbox requires him to upgrade also!!! That won’t fly. Leaving Dropbox

Thanks for your video. I received a link to a folder on Dropbox by email. But when I paste it in the address bar, a Dropbox window opens and asks me to sign up or sign in. Is it possible just to view a content of the folder without having an account?

Is there a way to mirror a folder in dropbox. If I have a copy of an architects drawing and they later modify the original drawing can my copy also be modified so I always have access to the latest drawing?

Hey big guy, looks like you've really got your lighting nailed, even more than before Any chance you could do a wee tutorial on colour adjustment on Screenflow or your Mac?

Can you tell me please... Is it possible to use Dropbox to transfer my ipad files to my pc for storage/organizational purposes only? Have No intention to open them on the PC. THANKS in advance.

We have an online school and love your videos. I was wondering if you should share where you get the backgrounds like the one of the intros for this video...the gray with the wholes? And do you just record the videos live in ZOOM or do you edit them in Camtasia. Because they look so clean.

you are right. cool man. beard getting little long. same here !!! ha ha ha. thanks

Hi Steve. Thank you for this. I'm having a crazy issue and hope you can shed some light on it. I opened a new folder in DropBox and share it with two other people. Now four files have been uploaded and I need to make a security copy of them into a non shared folder that only I can access. The issue is, that when I copy them, the wording I get is "Copy Link". What link? It's a file. I want a copy of a file, not a link to the shared folder. The second issue is that when I try and erase the "copy link" that occurred, Dropbox asks me if I want to delete it everywhere in my computer and doesn't give me an option of saying "No, I just want to delete it from this personal folder, but I want to keep the original one that is in the shared folder". So I say cancel. Am I now stuck with an issue where my security file in my personal folder is just a link back to the shared folder where if someone in that shared folder changes anything in that file, the file in my personal folder gets changed as well since it is just a link? Or is it that the person that shared the file shared a link back to a document in their computer vs literally uploading a file? Please help! I am confused and as much as I google this issue, which is very wordy, I don't get an answer.

need help on some things with dropbox , confused on some of the settings

Thanks Santa 🎅 for the lump of coal , 😂and the tips in this video

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Great video! Question, I have a client that has embedded a link to a video file on my dropbox. The link is embedded on one of those popular real estate sites. It seems to be streaming just fine. Is this OK?

Hi Steve, thanks on the helpful vlog. I'm using Dropbox and Google Drive together. Google Drive we use in our family to share all photos and documents. Since I am the only one paying for extra space we started moving the whole photo archive into my drive from where I share it with the others. I'm the owner of the photos, but still the 15GB space of my wife that was used stays used although she emptied her Drive... How can I empty her Drive space? Would you be able to come up with a vlog on file sharing with Google Drive? Thx man!

HELP i DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO ABOUT DROPBOX ON MY COMPUTER

dude... ur beard is awesome.. rock on...

Thanks

hi i need a help from you , you see i am creating a job ad website , wonderring how am i share videos sharing between the jobseeker to upload video resume and recruiter to see from their end , this is video sharing without the link or sharing and how to embed the same in website without much hassle.

Someone can tell me how I fix the search box?

Is there a way to charge someone to upload a document to your drop box?

Thx too much, pls a lot of people need how to make ads of Facebook ( target ads ) thx again sir .

Someone sent me a file request. I clicked the big blue button. I saw a folder which is supposed to have MULTIPLE folders inside that folder. When I double click that folder, nothing happens. Im supposed to see multiple folders, I do not. So far, the product is horrible.

i like this video.background

How can I check if someone has accessed file that I drop boxed to them

The real information starts at 0:47

Is there a way to access Dropbox files without so many clicks? Could I set up my own file request to myself? Once I navigate to a file, is there a way to save it to my computer for one click access without losing sharability? I have to access several files in a certain work process and being able to streamline it to a one click process (per folder) would save a lot of frustration. Thanks!

Your beard is looking fine. Does this work with the free version of Dropbox or just paid versions?

can y help y seem to know about it

Dropbox limits file transfer 100 gb

Let Me tell you your doing fine

I have a fast game machine, but all your video did was spin with the circle.

If you like looking old a beard is what you should have...

please do not use "PC" term to refer windows machine as it is not!

Joy comes in the morning, PYthoNJ4ck made me smile again as I can finally access my Dropbox files and recover missing one’s to)))))))))))) what a resourceful service

Steve hi, hope all good. quick question please, as you're the guru. I want to use dropbox for the drag into dropbox and drop. at the same time removing it from my laptop, to save storage. Dropbox support sadly less than helpful. IS there any criteria for this? I end up with folders in dropbox and my laptop ? I don't want smart sync, just manual control , any thoughts welcome please. cheers B

Steve hi, beard looking good :) . question please Steve. I have keynote slide presentations with voice over. trying to send to people, and dropbox either doesn't work, or I don't know the trick. Off a mac, and one person has a mac the other windows. Steve, is there a way, so when it is sent they can download, open, play and hear the voiceover and have the slides run. one receiver keeps getting 'file encrypted'. Any thoughts, thanks Steve. B

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I feel dropbox have my pics hostage

hi, dropbox has recently changed the way i can link to files and its a pain in the ass... i post 'images' and mp3 files on forums, but now instead of people being able to just see the image or hear the mp3 instantly, now i can only post a 'link'....now, this link that i post does work, however when people click on the new 'link' way of doing things whilst that link is thinking about opening, people can briefly gain access to ALL my files....just a heads up to anyone who is also pissed off about this new way of ''sharing'' files...beware.

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I have placed some files in a shared folder in my dropbox and notified the sharer . How can I tell when they have read or downloaded it/them so I can delete them.

Joy comes in the morning, PYthoNJ4ck made me smile again as I can finally access my Dropbox files and recover missing one’s to)))))))))))) what a resourceful service

Hi! I don't really use Dropbox and I still got the full storage of 2GB from my free account. Somebody shared a large file of 9GB with me via Dropbox and I just couldn't access it. It says "not enough space to access folder". I always thought that it doesn't matter how much space the receiver has, as long as it isn't full, for the receiver to access a file. In my understanding shared files uses the sender's storage until ownership of files get transferred. Care to explain?

wow, just came across this video, thanks for creating it and Hey, Dottotech, I wonder if Dropbox looks the same now 2023... I am trying a DB account and seems like when I send a Shared file DB has advertising and such. I wonder if I can get that to not happen, like just send my shared file or file request without asking to create a DB account?

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Yep. You've aged tremendously. But thanks for continuing to educate.

Hi, thanks for this wonderful video. Please suggest if we can see who is using the shared dropbox link to access the folders.

Can you help me figure out how to get my drop box pictures download to my computer so I can use my cruise pictures in a shutterfly book I am making.

If someone posted photos to Dropbox, and I had to create a free account to look at them. My question is, can I mark on the photo in my dropbox - or will that affect her original? Is the photo I see in my dropbox a copy that I can mark up or is it her original copy? Thank you

Please frame so that the top of your head is closer to the frame edge than your chin is. I know it sounds pedantic but I'm a cameraman and it drives me nuts. Thanks in advance.

I have dropbox and experimented and cannot understand how I made the mistakes of downloaded all my downloaded files

The beard looks great!

I need some of this dropbox in my life ...

Very simple and beneficial video Thank you

I am loving the beard man, very hot.

Hi, my concern is the secondary party whose sent a link with editing ability. I shared a file on DB, it sent/added the secondary party, but what is their experience, what do they do to get into the file and edit? how do they get back into the file and edit as needed?... I've searched high and low on YT and cannot find this answer. Thanks

Just what I was looking for - and the beard is ok by the way! A questions though: i) By sending that request to Liz, can she continuously send you files (ie. different ones relevant to your folder) or cant the link be used by her several times for different docs? The reason I'm asking this is I want to share the link with a group of people (i.e. several email addresses) so that whenever they upload a file on a project, it goes into that folder. Many thanks..

Nice video. I wanted to ask - I and my editor share same account on our systems. I have uploaded 300gb video files on dropbox. So, can he use these files without downloading the 300gb files simply by using it through the folder or they will have to download ( or sync first) to use these video files?