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Can I connect my Dropbox account to Roksbox to view movies in Roku?
Question I just purchased a plus account and would like to connect to Roksbox to view movies in Roku. I'm not seeing all of the share control settings that the instructions states, do I need to upgrade my subscription to have more options?
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Dell Laptop
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(Windows 11
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("Up to date
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- Rich
Super User II
I'm not seeing all of the share control settings that the instructions states, do I need to upgrade my subscription to have more options?
What instructions? As far as I'm aware, Roksbox doesn't use sharing when connecting to your account. In fact, their instructions don't mention sharing at all.
Applications like that typically connect through the Dropbox API and will ask you to authorize the application directly.
Exactly what options does it mention that you're not seeing on your account?
I set up Roksbox for Dropbox on my Roku recently and it doesn’t use Dropbox “share controls” the way older guides describe—there’s nothing to toggle in Sharing for this. It connects via Dropbox authorization (OAuth): in the Roksbox channel go to Options → My Options → Setup Wizard → Dropbox, it should show an on-screen code and send you to an authorization page to log into Dropbox and approve access. After you approve, Roksbox can browse/stream your files; a Plus subscription is already enough, upgrading won’t unlock extra “share settings” for this use case. If you’re stuck, double-check you installed the Roksbox for Dropbox channel (not the local-server one) and confirm in Dropbox Settings → Connected apps that Roksbox/Wilddtech shows up—if it’s not there, the authorization step never completed.
