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Mackeroy
New member | Level 2
4 years ago

Creating an alias or symlink to a file within Dropbox

Is there a way to create a symlink or alias for a file or folder that points to a file within another Dropbox folder?  For instance, making a symlink or alias for a large video file that resides in o...
  • Daphne's avatar
    4 years ago
    Hello Mackeroy, I hope you're well today!

    Symlinks and aliases are not currently supported by Dropbox, but perhaps I could suggest a work around for this.

    Since you can create a shortcut to a web link with these steps, perhaps you could use this feature to add a shared link to the file you want to access from another folder.

    When you open a shared link to a file that you already have access to, and you're signed into your account online, it will simply point you to the file within your account.

    Let me know if that would do the trick!