Need to see if your shared folder is taking up space on your dropbox 👨‍💻? Find out how to check here.

Forum Discussion

JMBand's avatar
JMBand
New member | Level 2
10 months ago
Solved

How do I share or link files between two Windows computers?

I have two desktop computers:  1) 500GB Windows 11 SSD w/ 12% storage remaining, and 2) 1TB Windows 10 SSD w/ 33% storage remaining. Two years ago I disabled Dropbox from the 500GB computer after...
desktop
sync
windows
  • Rich's avatar
    Rich
    10 months ago
    JMBand wrote:

    I thought Dropbox would allow me to open up the song file I'd been working on in my upstairs computer, into my more powerful basement machine ...

    Yes, you'll absolutely be able to do that, without any special sharing or linking. That's the main function of Dropbox; to sync files between your devices. Anything placed in your Dropbox folder will be available within the Dropbox folder on any other computer signed in to the same account.

JMBand's avatar
JMBand
New member | Level 2
10 months ago

Thanks for the reply!

As far as your questions, I am a music producer who likes to work in both computers (not at the same time lol) and instead of transferring song files via USB stick (which is a PITA), I thought Dropbox would allow me to open up the song file I'd been working on in my upstairs computer, into my more powerful basement machine that has many more resources.

Rich's avatar
Rich
Icon for Super User II rankSuper User II
10 months ago
JMBand wrote:

I thought Dropbox would allow me to open up the song file I'd been working on in my upstairs computer, into my more powerful basement machine ...

Yes, you'll absolutely be able to do that, without any special sharing or linking. That's the main function of Dropbox; to sync files between your devices. Anything placed in your Dropbox folder will be available within the Dropbox folder on any other computer signed in to the same account.

  • JMBand's avatar
    JMBand
    New member | Level 2
    9 months ago

    Thanks Rich, greatly appreciated! Obviously I'm still learning Dropbox. I confused the terms "share," "link," and "sync."

    • Theresa's avatar
      Theresa
      Icon for Community Manager rankCommunity Manager
      9 months ago

      Hi JMBand and welcome to the Dropbox Community. I see here from your post that you are still getting used to the Dropbox 'lingo' and terminology.

      If you have any more questions or need tips on how to use Dropbox, feel free to join our Dropbox for Beginners group here in the Community. We share handy how-tos, tips and tricks, and it’s a great place for new users to chat and get comfortable with the platform.

      By the way, I'm Theresa, and you’ll see me popping up around the Community. Feel free to tag me in a thread if you'd like more info or have any questions.

      Looking forward to seeing you around.

      T (Dropbox Community Manager)

About Settings and Preferences

The Dropbox Community is here to help if you have questions about your account settings and preferences. Learn and share advice with members.

The Dropbox Community team is active from Monday to Friday. We try to respond to you as soon as we can, usually within 2 hours.

If you need more help you can view your support options (expected response time for an email or ticket is 24 hours), or contact us on X, Facebook or Instagram.

For more info on available support options for your Dropbox plan, see this article.

If you found the answer to your question in this Community thread, please 'like' the post to say thanks and to let us know it was useful!