Give the request a name and send the link to anyone you want to collect files from. You can collect files from people by creating a file request. Learn how to share a link to a file or folder. The link opens as a preview on, and recipients can comment on the file. You can share these links with anyone, even if they don't have a Dropbox account. You can send a link by email, Facebook, Twitter, instant message, social networks, wherever you want. When you share a view-only link with someone, they can view and download the file or folder on. If you need someone to be able to see your files, but not edit them, you can send them a view-only link to that file, or you can give them view-only permissions. How do I invite people to view my files or folders?ĭepending on your account type, you can invite someone to view your files or folders by sharing a link or setting permissions.

You can also create shared links to give edit access to your files or folders. If you’re an admin on a Dropbox team and you want to control how team members share links, learn how to manage sharing settings for your team.

Note: Sharing a file or folder with edit access gives that person the ability to add, edit, download, delete, or share files via shared links. It's a great solution to working together on large projects, sharing important family photos or documents, and any other collaborative effort. Changes to the contents inside a shared folder are synced with members of that folder almost instantly. If you want the people you share with to be able to edit your files, you can share a folder with them.

How do I invite people to edit my files or folders?

Share dropbox folder