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Darrell20
New member | Level 2
5 years ago
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File Sharing, No Account

My apology ahead of time; I'm sure this question has been asked many times in many forms. I have a Dropbox account and I've uploaded a PDF to Dropbox to share with people in general on social medi...
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  • Здравко's avatar
    Здравко
    5 years ago

    Hi Darrell20,

    1. Not actually. Web access is enough.

    2. No, definitely.

    3. Not exactly! You need to share a specially prepared link to actual file or folder, not just some link. For more info take a look here.

    4. Could be, If desired. Usually not needed.

    5. Personal account is private. Share things are only those explicitly denoted by you.

    Hope this clarify the matter.

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Здравко
Legendary | Level 20
5 years ago

Hi Darrell20,

1. Not actually. Web access is enough.

2. No, definitely.

3. Not exactly! You need to share a specially prepared link to actual file or folder, not just some link. For more info take a look here.

4. Could be, If desired. Usually not needed.

5. Personal account is private. Share things are only those explicitly denoted by you.

Hope this clarify the matter.

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