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CalleG
Explorer | Level 3
3 years ago

Chromebook and how to save files to dropbox

I have difficulties saving files from my Chrombook to my dropbox account. My dropbox shows up in files so thest ok. But if I open a file from my Google mail account I cant do save as to dropbox only ...
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CalleG
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Hi, big thanks for helping me. Yes I have DB in my files app there I can see both my G-drive and Dropbox, works fine.

But I want to for example be able to save as to my dropbox. I normally open the file and when print as PDF and choose my Dropbox as location. but when I do it I only can see my G-drive and local drive not the dropbox.Only G-drive hereIn the FIles app it works fine

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Jay
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3 years ago
Hi CalleG, it's possible that this feature isn't available from Gmail or your browser directly. 

Are you able to save files in your local folder and then drag them to the Dropbox folder?
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    CalleG
    Explorer | Level 3
    3 years ago

    Yes I can do that, drag and drop in the files app!

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