How do I download a video from dropbox onto my desktop to upload to Youtube?
Ok, this is the last way I can think to download a file:
1) Click on the "Share" button, then select "Create a link"
2) Then click "Copy link."
3) Now you will have something like
https://www.dropbox.com/s/1abcdefghijklmn/YOUR-FILE?dl=0
copied to your clipboard. Paste it into your web browser and change the last
...dl=0
to
...dl=1
then go to the web page. It should present you with a download screen.
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To download any file from your Dropbox: find the file in your list of Files, click the More Options icon (the three dots), and select "Download."
Easy Peasy!
Farhan
Thanks for the reply farhantejani.
But instead of downloading my video it downloads something and when I open it, this is what comes up: http://prntscr.com/jqxniv
Still not working for me.
Another way to download files is by cliking on them so they open in the preview screen then dowloading from the top right corner.
That is the way I downloaded it the first time...Problem is it does not download as a video but as a blank webpage:
http://prntscr.com/jqxw0l
Yes its a video I recorded yesterday and i can play it in preview screen...makes no sense to me why it won't download as a video.
I recorded it with an app on my iphone called promptsmart and downloaded it to dropbox in hopes of downloading to my desktop to edit the name of the video to upload and optimise on youtube...
Do you have the Dropbox app? It syncs all your files to a folder, so you could try looking for it in there.
yes I have the dropbox app on my iphone, that's how I uploaded it to dropbox
I think I do...I am on it right now typing back to you on my laptop
I just checked back to see if you had left a response, and saw you did. I tried your last method and it worked like a charm, except as soon as I changed the 0 to a 1 and hit enter it just downloaded the video automatically to my downloads...Thanks so much for all your great help! I was at a dead end, but now moving forward! Very happy!
Where is the share button? Within the video?
Hey there @therootofit,
If this is a shared link or an individual shared file, then you won't see a Share button.
If this is a file in a shared folder though, you should be able to see it.
If I've misunderstood your concern, please don't hesitate to get back to me. Thanks!
Hey @Bob L, thanks for nudging us on this thread.
I'd be happy to help, I'll just need more info just so that I can have a better understanding of your concern. For example:
Any additional details you could share would be very helpful. Thanks!
I want to download the video from the dropbox to my computer. it's already been downloaded. but when I want to play it, it can't. it says "missing codec. This item was encoded in a format that's not supported. 0xc00d5212" Can anyone help me?
Hey @ruainahumaira, thanks for nudging us on this thread.
I looked this up a bit, and it seems like the error you're seeing is a Windows Media Player related error. You can also look it up on the web, where you should also find a few ways to troubleshoot it.
If you have any other questions or issues, just give us a shout. Cheers!
Extraordinarily helpful tip here.
