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Philip Kapadia
Explorer | Level 4
2 years ago

Can you download a shared link using the dropbox app?

Hello,    So - I have a 300GB file I need to send to my client. I have uploaded it in my account using the sync desktop application, now, my client needs to download the file. I generate a downlo...
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Philip Kapadia
Explorer | Level 4
2 years ago

Thanks for helping!

 

This is annoying. I can't ask my clients to purchase a cloud storage plan when I already have enough space—I simply want them to download the 300GB file I have in my account. That doesn't seem possible because Dropbox's browser download limit is only 200GB. Is there any way to work around this?

 

Disappointing, seeing as Dropbox is supposed to be the premium cloud storage solution with more features. 

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Walter
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2 years ago

Thanks for your feedback on this Philip Kapadia - it's been noted in our system and you can let us know if you have anything else to add.

 

In the meantime, a possible work-around would be to zip the file to lower its size or put it in a folder and share the folder directly with your client as mentioned. 

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