You can then paste it into an email, message, or wherever people can access it.

If a link has been created, then click Copy link.

If a link hasn't been created, click Create.

Hover over the file or folder you’d like to share and click the share icon (rectangle with an up arrow).

Learn how to manage shared link settings for your team. If you’re an admin on a Dropbox team, you can control the link settings for everyone. Note: If you give another Dropbox user access to a file or folder, they can create their own link to share that content with others. If you share with someone without a Dropbox account, they’ll only be able to preview the file or folder. If you’re on a Dropbox Basic, Professional, or Plus account, you can give other Dropbox users edit access to your Dropbox files or folders via link. Create and share a Dropbox link with edit access Not using Dropbox yet? See how Dropbox helps you easily share folders.

You can't create a shared link to a restricted folder.

Customers on Dropbox Professional, Standard, Advanced, and Enterprise can set additional shared link permissions like passwords and expiration dates.Microsoft Office files and Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides allow edit access by default, but you can change the access to view-only when you create the link.Learn how to manage your default sharing settings. When you share a file or folder via link, you can choose to give people with that link edit or view-only access. You can create a link to a file or folder in your Dropbox account to share it with others.

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