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GARYR1
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7 years ago
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I Can not link my Yahoo mail to Dropbox

I Can not link my Yahoo mail to dropbox . Yahoo have removed the upside down v (next to the Attachment icon)  that gave the option to Share from Dropbox . Does Dropbox now not support Yahoo mail or a...
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  • Invader_ZIM's avatar
    Invader_ZIM
    7 years ago

    Although Walter's right that this is really a question for Yahoo!, not Dropbox, how frustrating that they won't acknowledge that this is obviously a problem tons of people are experiencing.  I found a workaround, however.  If you click on Settings in the Yahoo! Mail interface and then "Switch to classic Mail" (at the bottom), the old UI still has the drop-down arrow next to the paperclip attachment button that allows you to select "Share files from cloud providers", and then Dropbox.

    Not a good permanent solution, since Yahoo! shows a warning that the classic interface will be going away at some point, but for now it works.  I wonder if they've intentionally removed the cloud attachments feature from the new UI, or if it's just not appearing currently (at least for U.S. users??) due to a bug.

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Walter
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7 years ago

Thanks for the screenshot and the additional information Gary - much appreciated!

Could you please try to unlink your Dropbox account from your Yahoo mail and re-link it as per the instructions from the page below and let me know if you're still not getting an option to attach your Dropbox files through your Yahoo mail directly? 

https://www.dropbox.com/help/sign-in/yahoo-mail

If possible, please try this on a incognito window without any extensions running (to exclude the possibility of a browser extension or plugin causing this. 

To unlink your Dropbox account from Yahoo Mail:

  1. Sign in to dropbox.com.
  2. Click your avatar (profile picture).
  3. Click Settings.
  4. Click the Connected apps tab.
  5. Click Disconnect to the right of your linked Yahoo! Mail account.

From that point you'll need to connect your Yahoo! Mail to your Dropbox account anew. 

To link your Dropbox to Yahoo Mail:

  1. Sign in to dropbox.com.
  2. Click your avatar (profile picture).
  3. Click Settings.
  4. Click the Connected apps tab.
  5. Under Contact Services, click Connect to your Yahoo! Mail account.

Note: Yahoo doesn't get access to any of the data in your Dropbox unless you specifically pick files to attach to your email. 

Let me know how this goes GARYR1! 

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browntbdd
New member | Level 2
7 years ago

i followed the directions and deleted yahoo
When i went to reconnect- there is no yahoo to connect?

What do I do?

 

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