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Syncing files with a remote PC

Hi there.

I'm looking for some help please. I am a basic user in the UK and want to share a large file with a relative in the USA. I already know that I can share the file easily with him but what we want to be able to do is for him to be able to edit the file and then for the amended version to be automatically uploaded back to Dropbox and for me to be notified that an update has been uploaded. And vice-versa, of course. I was hoping that there would be an edit button available but all I can see is a "Can view" option.

Any suggestions will be much appreciated.

Regards and TIA

Phil

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Mark

@phil-g3swh those screenshots are from the Dropbox website: www.dropbox.com/home.

Navigate to your folder there and you should be able to do it 🙂

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Здравко

Hi @phil-g3swh,

Put the file you want to share in a folder (can create a new one, if need) and share the wrapping folder instead of the file itself. 😉

Hope this helps.

phil-g3swh

Thanks I've tried that but unless a wrapping folder is something entirely new to me, I can still only see an option to allow my relation to "view", not "edit".

Am I doing something wrong here do you think?

Regards

Phil

Здравко

Hi @phil-g3swh,

I have no idea what you have done, but most probably there is a mistake. I'll try reproduce such a process. First let's get to some file 'A File':

If you want to share this file, you can see:

As can be seen you are not able to share with edit access. Ok, now let's create a wrapping folder 'A folder':

... and move 'A File' into 'A Folder'. Now let's try to share the wrapping folder 'A Folder':

As can be seen you can select between 'can view' and 'can edit'. 😉 Even more 'can edit' is usually selected by default. Just put into the email field desired Dropbox account email you want to share to and push 'Share folder' button. That's it. Recipient will get 'A Folder' with 'A File' within (the desired one), that can be edited.

Is there something you are doing in different way? Follow the exact steps above with only names of file/folder replaced accordingly.

Hope this sheds some more light.

phil-g3swh

Thanks again.

I'm sorry but I must be being incredibly stupid as I cannot find a screen that resembles in any way your starting point. Can you please explain how to get there?

I am using a PC with Windows 10.

Regards

Phil

Mark

@phil-g3swh those screenshots are from the Dropbox website: www.dropbox.com/home.

Navigate to your folder there and you should be able to do it 🙂

phil-g3swh

Thanks for that information. I think I've got it now. 🙂

Regards

Phil