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wb7c
Explorer | Level 4
7 years ago

Allow others to View and Download from A Folder in my Dropbox folder? How to do this?

Hi, I am having trouble reading the Dropbox Help Center with its low-contrast theme, so I am asking here.   I am running Linux Mint 17.3 64-bit and using MATE Desktop.  I am running the very lates...
  • Jane's avatar
    7 years ago
    Welcome to the Dropbox Community wb7c & thanks a lot for reaching out here on this inquiry! 
     
    It’s my understanding that you’re asking about how could go about sharing a link from your account online, hence I’ll send you the relevant steps, as outlined here
     
    • Go to your filestructure on your account on the web & hover your cursor over the file or folder you'd like to share and click Share when it appears. 
    • If a link hasn't been created, click Create a link. (On the other hand, if a link was already created, click Copy link.)
    • The link will be copied to your clipboard (Tip: You’ll also receive a notification on the bottom of your screen confirming that). You can then paste it to an email, message, or wherever people can access it.

    Additionally, if you're on a Dropbox Professional or Dropbox Business account, you could also modify your shared link permissions

     

    Please note that the steps above will grant recipients View-only access (which is best for when you need to share a file with a large audience) & everyone with the link will be able to access your content. 
     
    I hope my advice is helpful to you & please do let me know if anything is unclear to you or I have misunderstood, as I remain at your entire disposal should you need further assistance. I’m wishing you a creative & fruitful rest of your day!
  • Mark's avatar
    Mark
    7 years ago
    No, they dont.

    It is simply an internet link that when clicked on takes them to a page on Dropbox.com. They may be asked to sign up or log in, but, they can just click on the X in the top right or tap escape to get past that.