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MrGAkehurst
4 years agoExplorer | Level 3
Upload to shared folder
Hello!
A colleague has sent me a link to a dropbox folder, her permissions are set so I can edit. I can access the folder and I have added it to my personal dropbox. What I'd like to do is uplo...
- 4 years ago
Hey MrGAkehurst, welcome to our Community!
The thing is that a shared link gives you view and download access, that's why you were able to save the folder to your Dropbox, but your updates didn't sync to the original folder.
Can you have your colleague share the folder via an email invitation, by following the steps in this article?
Let me know how that goes!
Hannah
4 years agoDropbox Staff
Hey MrGAkehurst, welcome to our Community!
The thing is that a shared link gives you view and download access, that's why you were able to save the folder to your Dropbox, but your updates didn't sync to the original folder.
Can you have your colleague share the folder via an email invitation, by following the steps in this article?
Let me know how that goes!
- MrGAkehurst4 years agoExplorer | Level 3Thanks! I figured it out pretty much when your reply came! Sorted now, thanks so much. Greg
- Hannah4 years agoDropbox StaffHappy to see you figured it out, Greg!
Make sure to get back to us if you need anything else!
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