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readymade
New member | Level 2
7 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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readymade's avatar
readymade
New member | Level 2
7 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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Lusil
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7 years ago
Hey again readymade. 
 
readymade wrote:

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

If you choose to selectively sync a folder, then yes, the files inside it will not be visible on your laptop (saving space on your hard drive) but they will be available on your account through the website. 
 
Since the Dropbox folder on your device is just like any other folder on your computer, the files inside it take up space on your hard drive. As such, if you download a video onto your computer (whether you place it into your Dropbox folder or not), it will take up space. 
 
readymade wrote:

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.

I’m afraid there isn’t a way to do this.
 
The indirect way or workaround to this would be to:
  • Temporarily download the video to your computer.
  • Upload it to your Dropbox through the website into a folder you’ve selectively synced on your device.
  • Once the video is saved in your Dropbox account, remove it from your computer. 
Once again, I understand this isn’t ideal. Nonetheless, let me know if there’s anything else I can help with. 

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