Do I need to give my account number to someone, so that they can share files with me?

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Does Dropbox give me an account number. &nbsp;My brother wants to send me some pictures and is asking me for my account number &nbsp; &nbsp;I can’t find one. &nbsp; Does he just use my email?

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AnnSpink&nbsp;wrote:
Does Dropbox give me an account number. &nbsp;My brother wants to send me some pictures and is asking me for my account number &nbsp; &nbsp;I can’t find one. &nbsp; Does he just use my email?

There's no account number. He can share files with you using your email address.
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https://help.dropbox.com/share/share-with-others
https://help.dropbox.com/share/create-and-share-link
https://help.dropbox.com/transfer

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