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Simmonds5
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2 years ago
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Wedding Photo Storage for Guests with QR code

How do I set up a folder for guests at a wedding to  upload their photos from the event to? I would like to make a QR code to place on the tables so guests can easily upload their moments from the we...
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    Rich
    2 years ago
    Simmonds5 wrote:

    How do I set up a folder for guests at a wedding to  upload their photos from the event to? I would like to make a QR code...

    You can use a File Request to allow people to upload files to you. Pass the link from the File Request through any QR code generator service.

     

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marci_risch
Explorer | Level 4
2 years ago

THANK YOU SO MUCH! I have set up the file request and generated the QR code (ADOBE - free) and it's working perfectly in my document to send the photos to the designated dropbox folder. So thrilled!

 

Is there a setting that will allow guests to see the photos others have uploaded when they upload theirs? If so, would I need to regenerate the QR code to enable it? 

 

Thanks again for your help!

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Nancy
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2 years ago

Hope it’s OK to jump in, marci_risch! When sending someone a file request, they can’t see the rest of the files being added to your Dropbox account, but only the ones they upload. These files are basically uploaded to a folder in your Dropbox account that they can’t access. 

 

If you want them to have view-only access to it though, you can generate a separate shared link instead (this is just for viewing the files, and not for uploading). 

 

Hope this helps!

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    marci_risch
    Explorer | Level 4
    2 years ago
    Thanks so much 😊
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    marci_risch
    Explorer | Level 4
    2 years ago

    Hi Nancy, thanks for jumping in! I have created both the Edit and View-only links, but when I close the dialogue box and click on the copy button, I'm only getting a copy of the Edit link. How do I copy the view-only link? Thx!

     

     

     

     

     

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      Walter
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      2 years ago

      Hey marci_risch - sorry to jump in here, but are you seeing two separate shared links for the files in your sharing tab?

       

      Also, do you need both edit and view only rights on those shared links? 

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        marci_risch
        Explorer | Level 4
        2 years ago

        I can see the two tabs, but can't figure out how to copy the link for viewing 🤔

         

         

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