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DMacMelbourne
2 years agoHelpful | Level 6
sendtoemail problems
Hi. I've set up addtodropbox on my desktop pc but none of the 6 tests sent have uploaded to the Email Attachments folder. Yes I'm using the @addtodropbox.com email provided. Sent from both mac and gm...
- 2 years agoBugger. You’re right - yes attachments upload fine. Thanks. That was not my understanding. Not so clear in the online help advice.
Jay
Dropbox Community Moderator
2 years agoHi @DMacMelbourne, just to clarify, are you trying to send attachments to your Dropbox account, or your actual emails themselves?
DMacMelbourne
2 years agoHelpful | Level 6
Hi Jay.
I’m trying to email to my @addtodropbox.com address. Dropbox says I’m set up but none of the emails land in my ‘Email Attachments’ folder. I’ve sent from my Mac and Gmail accounts and I’ve logged in on iPhone and PC. 🤷🏼♂️
I’m trying to email to my @addtodropbox.com address. Dropbox says I’m set up but none of the emails land in my ‘Email Attachments’ folder. I’ve sent from my Mac and Gmail accounts and I’ve logged in on iPhone and PC. 🤷🏼♂️
- Rich2 years ago
Super User II
DMacMelbourne wrote:
I’m trying to email to my @addtodropbox.com address. Dropbox says I’m set up but none of the emails land in my ‘Email Attachments’ folder.I think you've misunderstood how the feature works. It doesn't save email messages; only attachments. If you send an email with an attachment, the attachment is saved to the folder. The message itself is not saved.
- DMacMelbourne2 years agoHelpful | Level 6Bugger. You’re right - yes attachments upload fine. Thanks. That was not my understanding. Not so clear in the online help advice.
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