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CalleG
Explorer | Level 3
4 years ago

Chromebook and how to save files to dropbox

I have difficulties saving files from my Chrombook to my dropbox account. My dropbox shows up in files so thest ok. But if I open a file from my Google mail account I cant do save as to dropbox only ...
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Jay
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4 years ago
Hi CalleG, it's possible that this feature isn't available from Gmail or your browser directly. 

Are you able to save files in your local folder and then drag them to the Dropbox folder?
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CalleG
Explorer | Level 3
4 years ago

Yes I can do that, drag and drop in the files app!

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