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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 am I doing something wrong.

Thank you for any help.

  • 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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  • vickyelynn's avatar
    vickyelynn
    New member | Level 2
    7 years ago

    Dropbox was working fine with Yahoo until AT&T took over my email which was sbcglobal.net.  I went through a headache with AT&T to even get to my email and now that is fixed but I cannot sync my dropbox to my email to send picture attachments.  How can I do that?

     

  • Walter's avatar
    Walter
    Icon for Dropbox Community Moderator rankDropbox Community Moderator
    7 years ago

    What seems to be the issue exactly vickyelynn? Could you share a screenshot of what's not working for you and the steps you take to do it so that I can get a better understanding of the matter at hand?

    While we're at it, are you using the desktop app, our mobile application or just the website to access your Dropbox account and files? 

  • Henny1's avatar
    Henny1
    New member | Level 2
    7 years ago

    I've watched several videos and tried all of the suggestions here, and I still can't find any way to link my Yahoo Mail account with my Dropbox account.

    When I try to send an attachment, it lets me choose Dropbox but when I click on the file that I want to send it says that it exceeds the 25MB attachment limit.

    Going on almost an hour, and I still can't find a way to send this file.

    Jeremy

  • Walter's avatar
    Walter
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    7 years ago

    Sorry to hear that Jeremy (Henny1) - have you tried downloading the file locally to your device and then attach it to your email(s) from there? 

  • browntbdd's avatar
    browntbdd
    New member | Level 2
    7 years ago

    neither classic or new gives me a way to limk to my dropbox

    The file is almost double the 25MB limit

     

  • browntbdd's avatar
    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?

     

  • browntbdd's avatar
    browntbdd
    New member | Level 2
    7 years ago

    I am on classic

    - Dropbox is not allowed to interact

  • GeeEmm's avatar
    GeeEmm
    New member | Level 2
    7 years ago

    Yahoo! are notoriously bad at addressing issues or replying to queries.  The Googlesphere is far easier to use.

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