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jvlah
New member | Level 2
7 years ago
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Sending files via email to folders

I need to be able to send files to specific folders in dropbox via email.  Is this possible?  I do not want to have to login to 64 different accounts to update the files.

 

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  • Rich's avatar
    Rich
    7 years ago
    That's not possible with Dropbox. There are third-party services that use the Dropbox API to allow you to email a file to a folder in your account, but it's to a single specific folder.

    You might also be able to use something like IFTTT to build this yourself, but you'll likely still be limited to a single specific folder.

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  • Rich's avatar
    Rich
    Icon for Super User II rankSuper User II
    7 years ago
    That's not possible with Dropbox. There are third-party services that use the Dropbox API to allow you to email a file to a folder in your account, but it's to a single specific folder.

    You might also be able to use something like IFTTT to build this yourself, but you'll likely still be limited to a single specific folder.
  • eashley's avatar
    eashley
    Explorer | Level 4
    7 years ago

    why can't dropbox ,provide a solution for this issue.

  • Emails2Me's avatar
    Emails2Me
    New member | Level 2
    6 years ago

    I see that box.com is similar and can do this. 

  • Rich's avatar
    Rich
    Icon for Super User II rankSuper User II
    6 years ago
    Emails2Me wrote:

    I see that box.com is similar and can do this. 

    Yes, for Business accounts. The feature is not available to Starter or Personal accounts.

  • FritsErasmus's avatar
    FritsErasmus
    New member | Level 2
    6 years ago
    Hi Rich,
    Could you please share with us the link to such an service.
    I desperately need such a service so I can send an email to a specific email address and the attachment{s} will end in a specific Dropbox folder.

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