dropbox

[Tommydee]

Hi guys when i try to send zip files by e-mail this dropbox pops up it never did that before now i must send them through this dropbox it takes a while to upload and when i sent the zip file to myself i did not receive it in my e-mail i must open the dropbox files what if the person you are sending the file to does not have dropbox installed i would like to know if i must use it or i can skip it

Tommy

[freeway]

Tommy

I'm not that familiar with Dropbox but my daughter uses it for her college projects very handy too its just another storage website where you can upload/download and share or access your files from anywhere . If you don't use it I'd just delete it you must have mistakenly downloaded it somewhere.

Barry

[Tommydee]

I have deleted it Barry but put it still pops up when you try to send a zip file the if yu cancel it and send the file you can't open it at the other end

Tommy

[freeway]

Tommy

If you deleted it it shouldn't still be popping up did you delete through Control Panel/Uninstall Progs and did you reboot afterwards? What email client are you using and how are you trying sending the zip files ?

Barry

[Tommydee]

Yes i did Barry i use yahoo e-mail i just click on to attachments the send this dropbox only started the other day before it was alright

Tommy

[freeway]

Tommy

You must have somehow linked Dropbox with Yahoo Mail. You should be able to unlink it by changing the settings in Dropbox itself.

This should explain how to do it.

www.dropbox.com/help/973/en

Cheerz

Barry

[Tommydee]

Thanks Barry will try

Tommy

[Tommydee]

have deleted my account with dropbox (which i don't even remember applying for one) burt it is still there this is the e-mail i got

Tommy
Hi Tommy,

This email is a confirmation that you've deleted your Dropbox account. Your files are no longer on Dropbox, but we haven't removed them from your computers.

We're sad to see you go, but hope you'll come back in the future!

If you've got any feedback for us, please let us know at [e-mail].

Thanks,
- The Dropbox Team

[freeway]

Can u now send emails without Dropbox appearing ? Seems like Yahoo has now Dropbox built in and you can't revert back to the old Yahoo Mail some cheek they have as well without asking first but maybe you just downloaded without reading it first .

You'll be able to send larger attatchments up to 25mb I think which is pretty good. Have you tried unlinking Dropbox through settings? Eventhough you've deleted Dropbox its still incorporated into Yahoo but you should be able choose whether you want to use it or not so you should be able to to deactivate it .

Barry

[Tommydee]

Tried settings Barry nothing there

Tommy

[freeway]

Tommy

When you click on Compose on the right of the Attachment clip dropdown box it gives you the option of sending larger files using Dropbox but when you click on the Attachment icon itself it allows you to drag and drop files without using Dropbox.

Just installed it myself and it works fine for me don't think you can actually get rid of Dropbox altogether eventhough they closed down your account it seems to be integrated into Yahoo Mail now.

Try that and see how you go let me know ok

Barry

[Tommydee]

Thanks will try that tomorrow. on my tablet at the moment

Tommy

[Tommydee]

I think I know what the problem the file I"m trying to send is 55mb its only six mp3's do they take up more space than midi files

Tommy

[freeway]

Yes they do Tommy Mp3s are almost 100 times larger than midis and wave files are about 10 times larger than mp3s.

I think Yahoo Mail allows about 10mb max file limit try sending them 2 at a time ....with Dropbox you can send up to 25mb which allows you to send over double that amount.

You should try setting up a Box.net acc whereby you upload the files and send the recipients the link to download themselves whether its pix songs or documents I use it a lot especially when theres a lot of big files. You'd need to set up an account but its free and very convenient .

www.box.com/files

Otherwise you might need to install Dropbox again..... ;D

Cheerz

Barry

[Tommydee]

Thanks very much Barry for your help I understand it now never tried to send mp3's before didn't realise they took up as much space will download drop box now thanks again Barry

Tommy