You might see that the Dropbox Community team have been busy working on some major updates to the Community itself! So, here is some info on what’s changed, what’s staying the same and what you can expect from the Dropbox Community overall.
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Incoming files from externals with/without dropbox
Hi, I'm currently using dropbox Professional and I'd like to provide a folder for external creatives that send me their work. Since the external creatives differe from project to project, I can't ...
Hi pannonica, you can use the file request link for multiple files, and for uploading entire folders. You can use the same link multiple times as well.
It isn't possible to overwrite files using a file request, so if there is a revision to a file needed, they submit the file again, and it'll have a slightly different name on it, and a more recent creation date.
This could work, but can they use the File Request Link for more than one file? Can they use it for uploading a folder?
What happens if they need to upload a revision of a file they uploaded before? Will they be able to replace the file (or folder) they've uploaded already by using the File Request Link I've sent them before?
Jay
Dropbox Staff
Dropbox StaffHi pannonica, you can use the file request link for multiple files, and for uploading entire folders. You can use the same link multiple times as well.
It isn't possible to overwrite files using a file request, so if there is a revision to a file needed, they submit the file again, and it'll have a slightly different name on it, and a more recent creation date.
@jay
How does it look on my end when people use the same file request link for files revision_1.file, then the next day file revision_2.file etc?- Mark
Super User II
They cannot replace what has been uploaded.
It will create a new set of files for you. You will need to manually work out what to keep and what not to keep as well as renaming how you want - Dropbox applies a naming convention to files uploaded via Requests which you cannot alter.
