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readymade's avatar
readymade
New member | Level 2
6 years ago

Download directly video file to dropbox

Hi, I would like to add url video file example http://www...com/video.mp4 to be directy downloaded to my dropbox. Because I don't want to be download to my PC and then to my dropbox. My internal ha...
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Lusil's avatar
Lusil
Icon for Dropbox Staff rankDropbox Staff
6 years ago
Hey there readymade, 
 
If you’re trying to download a file directly to your Dropbox account and you have the desktop app installed, you can either choose the location to be your Dropbox folder when you get the prompt or make the default location of where your files get downloaded to from your browser settings. 
 
If I’ve misunderstood what you’re trying to achieve, don’t hesitate to give me a nudge here. Thanks!
  • readymade's avatar
    readymade
    New member | Level 2
    6 years ago

    @Lusil

    I did not use the dropbox app but selected the folder dropbox in my file explorer. The thing is that it download local and then move it to the dropbox folder. That's the reason why the download task is suspended because I do not have enought space in my internal hard drive

    So you say that with the dropbox app it's different? Did you experience that? Because I don't see the option/menu inside the app to add the url inside the app

    • Lusil's avatar
      Lusil
      Icon for Dropbox Staff rankDropbox Staff
      6 years ago
      Thanks for getting back to me, readymade. 
       
      At first, I wanted to clarify that the Dropbox folder in your File Explorer is part of the desktop app. 
       
      As per your main concern though, there is one way that I can think of to save a URL to your Dropbox account without syncing it to your Dropbox folder on your computer, and that is with the help of selective sync. 
       
      In other words, if you don’t have any space on your hard drive but you want to add content to your Dropbox, you can do the following:
      • Create a new folder in your Dropbox folder or from the website. 
      • Click on the Dropbox icon that’s next to your computer’s clock. 
      • Select your avatar that’s on the top right corner of the menu that appears. 
      • Click Preferences. 
      • Go to the Sync tab. 
      • Select Selective sync.
      • Find the folder that you just created and remove the tick mark that’s next to it.
      Now, you can save a file in that selectively synced folder, keeping it in your Dropbox account but not syncing it to your computer, thus saving space on your hard drive. 
       
      Additionally, since you mentioned that it’s a URL that you want to save, you can drag and drop the URL into the folder that you selectively synced. This way, you will have the URL available in your Dropbox account without syncing it locally on your device. 
       
      I understand that this may not be the simplest list of workarounds, but I do hope it helps to some extent. 
      • readymade's avatar
        readymade
        New member | Level 2
        6 years ago

        Thanks a lot @Lusil

        but I'm quite doubtfully, maybe because I did not understand your solution, maybe because you did not undertand my issue.

        If I do not synchronise the folder and the files inside will not be visible in my laptop. 

        And I do not want to save a link but the video. Insert the video url download (in a plug in?) and download directly to a dropbox without previusly be downloaded to my pc. 

        My hard drive space is too short

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