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Laura42
10 months agoNew member | Level 2
Trying to download directly to drop box
trying to see if downloading directly to drop box, instead of downloading to computer storage then move to Dropbox i am running out of computer storage doing this
Jay
Dropbox Staff
Hi Laura42, thanks for contacting us!
Just to clarify, you're trying to upload files to your Dropbox account? From which device are you trying to do so?
I'm a little confused on what your plan is exactly, so could you describe it step-by-step for me?
This will help me to assist further!
Laura42
10 months agoNew member | Level 2
so I receive video and documents that need to be uploaded to Dropbox for others to be able to review. right now the process is I open the video or docs download on my external hard drive then extract the zipped file, and upload to the drop box files. I am trying to see if their is a way to only upload to the drop box instead of using my hard drive.
- Jay10 months agoDropbox Staff
Generally, when you receive a file, you need to save it to a location in order to be able to upload it to the site.
There may be some other apps or services that can help upload email attachments automatically to Dropbox.
- Callard10 months agoExplorer | Level 4
I have a similar problem. I am downloading files from a website to my hard drive and then upload them to Dropbox. How can I download them directly to Dropbox without saving them to my hard drive first? I can change the download location of files in my browser. How do I make that location a Dropbox folder? Thanks.
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