When you share a file or folder using Dropbox, the recipient receives an email with a link to the file or folder. The recipient must have a Dropbox account and be logged into that account to view or edit the file or folder. If the recipient doesn’t have a Dropbox account, or doesn’t want to log in to view it, you canshare a view-only link instead.
You can control whether peoplecan edit or viewyour files and folders when you share them and even after you share them. Edits and comments made to a shared file or folder are updated live for everyone they’ve been shared with.
Share a Dropbox file or folder
- Log into dropbox.com.
- Hover over the file or folder you’d like to share and click Share.
- Note: You can view pages in a document, scrub through a video, or flip through the contents of a folder without opening it. To do so, make sure you’re using grid layout, then move your cursor horizontally across the file or folder.
- Note: You can view pages in a document, scrub through a video, or flip through the contents of a folder without opening it. To do so, make sure you’re using grid layout, then move your cursor horizontally across the file or folder.
- Select Add people.
- Type theEmail, name, or groupof the person (or people) you’d like to share it with, and click to select them from the results.
- Note:You can invite as many people as you’d like.
- Note:You can invite as many people as you’d like.
- SelectCan editorCan view.
- Add a noteif you’d like.
- ClickShare fileorShare folder.
The person or group will receive an email with a link to the file or folder.
- Open the Dropbox folder in File Explorer (Windows) or Finder (Mac).
- Right-click the file or folder you’d like to share.
- Select Share… next to the Dropbox icon.
- Type the Email, name, or group of the person (or people) you’d like to share it with, and click to select them from the results.
- Note: You can invite as many people as you’d like.
- Note: You can invite as many people as you’d like.
- Select Can edit or Can view.
- Add a note if you’d like.
- Click Share file or Share folder.
The person or group will receive an email with a link to the file or folder.
- Open the Dropbox mobile app.
- Tap “⁝” (vertical ellipsis on Android) or “…” (ellipsis on iOS) next to the folder you’d like to share.
- Tap Share.
- Tap Invite to file (file) or +Invite (folder).
- Tap under Send to and type the Email, name, or group of the person (or people) you’d like to share the file or folder with.
- Tap to select them from the results.
- Note: You can invite as many people as you’d like.
- Note: You can invite as many people as you’d like.
- Tap to select Can edit (view, comment, and edit) or Can view (view and comment but not edit).
- Tap Close on iOS.
- Tap Close on iOS.
- Tap Optional message on Android or Message (optional) on iOS to add a message, if required.
- Tap Share.
