fiteclub Helpful | Level 5

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  • OK.. Thanks for the clarification; I apologize for posting that this does not work. I had tried it with a client and they said they needed a Dropbox account to gain access to the files. Should I delete my original post here?
    in I shared a folder and they can't download it Comment by fiteclub August 2022
  • Rich, A quote from your link: "If you’re on a Dropbox Basic, Professional, or Plus account, you can give other Dropbox users edit access to your Dropbox files or folders via link. If you share with someone without a Dropbox account, they’ll only be able to preview the file or folder. " When it says "only be able to…
    in I shared a folder and they can't download it Comment by fiteclub August 2022
  • Rich, Even the link you posted to solve the problem says "view only access" in the url. This should be a hint that your solution does not work.
    in I shared a folder and they can't download it Comment by fiteclub August 2022
  • This is no longer true. You must have a Dropbox account in order to download from a shared link. You can use the "send a copy" feature to send data to someone, but this is limited to 2GB. This is really stupid limitation that Dropbox has implemented to make people become subscribers.
    in I shared a folder and they can't download it Comment by fiteclub August 2022
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