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Tammi A.'s avatar
Tammi A.
New member | Level 1
10 years ago

Upload a file to a link someone sent me

I am brand new to drop box and I was sent a link from someone else and I need to upload some files to it. I created my account and now the files seem to be going into my account and not that link th...
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  • Rich's avatar
    Rich
    10 years ago

    I was sent a link
    It is a shared folder

    Those are two different items. A link to a folder is not a shared folder. If all you were sent was a link, then you cannot upload to it. If you were invited to the folder, then as Dave said it will appear as a folder in your own Dropbox.

    If you were sent a link, ask the person to invite you to the folder instead.

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Jason G.15
New member | Level 1
9 years ago

Thanks Rich.

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