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How to save a file in my dropbox from dropbox shared link

How to save a file in my dropbox from dropbox shared link

arifsami
New member | Level 2

if a user choose a file from his dropbox account with dropbox chooser , how can i save this file to my dropbox automatically

 

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Rich
Super User II

You seem to be asking two separate things; how to save a file to your Dropbox from a share link, and how someone using the Chooser can send you a file. What is it that you actually need to do?

 

If you're viewing a share link and you want to save the file to your Dropbox, click the down arrow on the Download button and select Save to my Dropbox.

arifsami
New member | Level 2

but i want that when someone share a link in my website with my dropbox app which i linked with dropbox chooser, that shared link/file will automatically be saved to my dropbox account.

Rich
Super User II
That's something you would need to program yourself using the Dropbox API. After the uses passes the file to your website, you'll need to create your own code to then pass that file to your Dropbox account.

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Greg-DB
Dropbox Staff

jade2
New member | Level 2

If I do this, will the person who shared the dropbox file with me lose it? I don't want to move the file from their dropbox, but I want to put a copy on mine from a shared file.

Greg-DB
Dropbox Staff

@jade2 No, accessing a file via a shared link does not remove it from the owner's account.

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