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FMKatz
Explorer | Level 4
2 years ago

Upload file by providing url that links to it

If I receive a a email with a link to download a file from some remote location, can I use that link to ask DropBox to retrieve the file? Even better, can I just forward the email to Dropbox?
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Jay
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2 years ago

Hi FMKatz, thanks for messaging the Community!

 

If you use the 'email to Dropbox' feature, you can send emails to your account with an attachment (not in the body of the email) and it'll appear on your account.

 

If you need any further assistance, please let me know!

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    FMKatz
    Explorer | Level 4
    2 years ago
    Yes, I’ve used that and it’s good.

    But if the email has a download link into of an attachment. I would like to supply that link to Dropbox so I can skip the download and upload to Dropbox.
    • Jay's avatar
      Jay
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      2 years ago

      Currently, there isn't a method to directly access a link to then upload it to Dropbox. There may be some third party apps or services that can perform this to then upload it to Dropbox.

      • FMKatz's avatar
        FMKatz
        Explorer | Level 4
        2 years ago
        Thank you, Jay.

        Yes. MultCloud has this feature—it wasn’t my own idea. But, of course, the transfer goes against your MultCloud bandwidth.

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