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Re: How can I get the email address to send files to a file request?

How can I get the email address to send files to a file request?

JanFrederik
Explorer | Level 3

Hi,
On this recent help page: https://help.dropbox.com/share/create-file-request, I read that we can get an email address so we can send files to the file request folder through email: "Copy email (paper sheets)" icon.
However, I only see the paper plane and the link icon, not the paper sheets icon. How can I send files to the file request via email?

I'm on a Dropbox Basic plan.

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Megan
Dropbox Staff

Hey @JanFrederik & @Rich, I checked with our Team and it seems that this feature isn't available to all of our users at the moment. 

 

This feature is for teams only. We will shortly update the information at the relevant Help Center article to reflect that.

 

Thanks for bringing this to our attention! 


Megan
Community Moderator @ Dropbox
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Hannah
Dropbox Staff

Hey @JanFrederik, thanks for posting to the Dropbox Community!

 

The option you're seeing in this article, is not for the people who will upload files to the file request, but for the creator of the request.

 

The person who sent you the file request needs to give you the email, basically, you can't generate it yourself.

 

I hope this clarifies things, but let me know if you have any questions.


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JanFrederik
Explorer | Level 3
@Hannah,
Thanks for the fast reply.
However, I am the creator and I don't see the "Copy email (paper sheets)" icon.

I want to use this functionality to forward email attachments to certain folders in my Dropbox. I want to configure this for multiple folders, so I can't use the general email to Dropbox feature. I followed the guidance from https://help.dropbox.com/create-upload/email-files-to-dropbox. This page refers to "file requests" as the solution for my question.

Hannah
Dropbox Staff

Thanks for the update, @JanFrederik.

 

Have you tried this from a different browser or a private browsing window, to see if you get the same options?

 

If you do, please send us a screenshot of the options.


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JanFrederik
Explorer | Level 3

Hi @Hannah,

 

Here a screenshot from a private Firefox window:

JanFrederik_0-1702407432578.png

 

I see the same in other desktop browsers and mobile browsers.

 

JF

Rich
Super User II

@JanFrederik wrote:

I see the same in other desktop browsers and mobile browsers.


@Hannah I see the same options on my account. The option to copy email does not exist.

Megan
Dropbox Staff

Hey @JanFrederik & @Rich, I checked with our Team and it seems that this feature isn't available to all of our users at the moment. 

 

This feature is for teams only. We will shortly update the information at the relevant Help Center article to reflect that.

 

Thanks for bringing this to our attention! 


Megan
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JanFrederik
Explorer | Level 3

That's a pity ☹️

Thanks for the information anyway!

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