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Warren J.
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2 years ago

How do you upload a Dropbox link into YouTube?

How do you upload a Dropbox link into YouTube? (3/21/24)
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Megan
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2 years ago

Hi Warren J., thanks for posting here! 

 

If I understand your request correctly, and just to clarify: do you wish to upload the content of a Dropbox shared link to YouTube? 

 

Provided that you meant something different, don't hesitate to let me know. 

 

If this is what you're talking about, then you'd need to download the file locally, and then upload it directly to YouTube. 

 

Not sure if there's a different way to go about it. 

 

I hope this helps! 

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Warren J.
Helpful | Level 7
2 years ago

That gave me hope, but it didn't help. Maybe I didn't understand you. I thought you said to download it and then use the link shown in the downloaded file. I did that, but it didn't help. When I posted that link into YouTube and later tried to open it, here’s what I saw (I couldn't copy it, but this is what it said: The link (long link) will not open a new tab. Are you sure you want to leave?

 

               CANCEL     LEAVE

 

 

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    Megan
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    2 years ago

    Hey Warren J., my initial understanding is that someone shared a video file using a Dropbox shared link, and you wish to upload this video file to YouTube.

     

    Can you clarify if I'm correct? 

     

    If that's the case, then I meant that you'd need to download the file from the shared link, and then follow YouTube's steps in order to upload your video there. 

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