I can't save shared content to my Dropbox account, or download/print it. What can I do?

Hey Sho Jo​! Thanks for posting here today. 

Were these files shared with you via link? If yes, were you clicking on the “Save to my Dropbox” option previously to add them directly to your Dropbox account, instead of downloading them to your device? You can send me a screenshot of what you're seeing at the moment, too. 

As for printing the documents, you can download them to your computer indeed and print them after that. 

However, can you clarify what you see if you try to print them directly via the Dropbox website? Is the option grayed out, or doesn’t it show at all?

Give me a nudge, once you have more info.

Thanks Nancy.  The link was shared with me via email.  When I click on it, Dropbox opens and shows the files.  It has my account initials at the top, so I guess this means it has opened in my account?  I'm using a desktop, and I had Dropbox already open before clicking on the link in the email. 

Apart from seeing the files the person is sharing with me, the only other things I can see on my screen are the layout button (grid or list) and then at the top left there are two other buttons:

1/  Download (greyed out).  If I click on it the message comes up "You don't have permission to download this folder.

2/  Share.  If I click on this I can copy the link.

That's it.  Where do I find the Save to my Dropbox option?  I'm so confused.  Please help. 

Thanks.

Thanks for following-up, Sho Jo! Did you check with the owner to make sure they haven’t disabled downloads?

If you did, and that’s not the case, I’d like a screenshot of what you see on your end, after clicking on the link you received in your email (feel free to mask the contents of the link, if you wish, so that they’re not visible on the forum).

We'll go from there.

Thanks, I will check with the owner to see if they have disabled them.  

Also, once I can download them to my Dropbox, will I then be able to use the search function?  I have Dropbox Plus.  I want to search the documents contents (not just file names).  How do I do this?

Hi there, Sho Jo!

At the moment the feature to search the contents of your files is available to certain plans.

You can read all about the feature and which plans it's available to, here.

Hey Sho Jo - just circling back to see if you saw our last reply. If you still need any help feel free to reach out with additional information and if your issue has been solved, let us know what worked for you!