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Film Rescue
8 months agoExplorer | Level 3
What happened to the "send a copy" option? I can no longer see it
We've been using Dropbox transfers for some time now almost every day by going to the black "share folder" button in the upper right corner when in a folder, using the pull down menu from the "share ...
- 8 months ago
Film Rescue wrote:
... this still isn't the same as before because it is sharing the folders in the folder vs the root folder those folders are in.
Uncheck the folders, then click the gear icon next to the main folder name and select Share, then Send a copy.
Mark
Super User II
Move up a directory to the root folder and then tick the folder name and use the option you just used.
Film Rescue
8 months agoExplorer | Level 3
Thanks Mark...yes, that's what I've been doing. The problem is though is that the folder my other folders are in, has a lot of folders in it so then I have to go find the folder in that folder, that I want to transfer. It is a work around that works but is clunky in comparison to what was just one click away before. Not sure why it was removed.
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