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lhub

I have received a link to a dropbox file but when I click on it, I get the message 'This File is too big to preview'

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Hey @lhub

If you're seeing the error message This file is too big to preview, it's because Dropbox https://www.dropbox.com/help/files-folders/file-types-that-preview that can preview on dropbox.com. The file you're trying to preview exceeds this limit.

You can resolve it by downloading the file to view it.

Hope this helps!

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Hey @lhub

You can resolve it by downloading the file to view it.

Hope this helps!

Mick D.4

But can I still share it?

Jane

By all means @Mick D.4!

If you had received a shared link, you can copy & paste it in an email or save the content to your own account & re-share it anew.

Just in case you were invited in a share (in which you’re unable to preview some files because of the error message 'This File is too big to preview’) with Edit permissions, you can re-invite your friends or colleagues (with View/ Edit rights) or share a link.

I hope this brings a bit more clarity to the message you’ve received & please do let me know if you have any follow-up questions. Thanks!

Yichengsky

Thanks!

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