Sharing a file with people without Dropbox accounts

[novalin]

I have a PDF I want to share with people so they can download it, but I don't want them to have to create a Dropbox account (or sign in) to download it.

Is there a way to do this with Dropbox? One help article says yes, another says no. I tested and it made the recipient log in.

If this isn't possible, what services do you recommend? I can't share a large PDF with hundreds of people and expect them to all log in.

[Oba Erik]

hello. my dropbox is full. someone shared a file with me but I can't see it. I don't want to add it to a folder. i just want to download it. why can't I? Online i read that a person does not have to have an account to access a shared file in dropbox. Is that not true?

[Hannah]

Hey @Oba Erik, thanks for reaching out to us!

You can definitely access a folder without affecting your Dropbox space.

This is possible if the owner of the folder shares a "can-view" link to the folder, instead of an invitation to add the folder to your account.

You can see the steps needed to create this link here.