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How can we have people upload files to a folder in Dropbox?

Our Homeschooling Co-Op has a dropbox page with files for pictures. There has been a link put into our weekly announcement emails for people to put pictures into the Co-Op picture files for others to see. This doesn't seem to be working the way that we thought it would. It seems that we are unable to upload pictures into the files. I was able to upload some to a file of which I was personally invited to use. Do we have to personally invite everyone?

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Rich

@sjeve411
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There has been a link put into our weekly announcement emails for people to put pictures into the Co-Op picture files for others to see. This doesn't seem to be working the way that we thought it would. It seems that we are unable to upload pictures into the files.

A shared link is a view/download only method of sharing. People with the link can view and/or download the files, but they can't upload. A shared folder or shared file is one where you've explicitly invited specific people to have access and, depending on the permissions you gave them, would allow them to edit/upload.

If you just need people to be able to upload to your directly, without needing a Dropbox account of their own, send them a File Request.

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Rich

@sjeve411
wrote:

There has been a link put into our weekly announcement emails for people to put pictures into the Co-Op picture files for others to see. This doesn't seem to be working the way that we thought it would. It seems that we are unable to upload pictures into the files.

If you just need people to be able to upload to your directly, without needing a Dropbox account of their own, send them a File Request.

sjeve411

I understand now! Thank you!!!

miamaria117

I want someone to upload to my drop box that I do not want to give access to information in the box. When I go to "request file" there is a blank page and no form to fill out to request file from 3rd party. Can you tell me how to get the file uploaded to my drop box without thew sender having access to materials in the drop box. thank you

Rich

@miamaria117 wrote:
Can you tell me how to get the file uploaded to my drop box without thew sender having access to materials in the drop box.

You need to use the File Request feature.

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