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BusyNurse
New member | Level 2
8 years ago
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Unable to attach as a file

I have been using Dropbox for several years now and up until last week I had 2 options when trying to send my files via email: attach as a file or upload a link. I no longer have the “attach a file” o...
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  • Rich's avatar
    Rich
    8 years ago
    I've just tested the issue you've described and this seems to be an issue with Outlook, not Dropbox, as Dropbox doesn't control that process. Microsoft created the process of attaching files from within Outlook. They simply use the Dropbox API to do it. In fact, Dropbox doesn't even need to be installed on the device.

    You'll need to reach out to Microsoft for assistance with this.
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Orchidtreelady
Explorer | Level 4
8 years ago
I would like to know if you find a solution to this. I’m having the same issue

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