

You can create shared links in a similar way by right-clicking selected files This action copies the link to the computer’s clipboard, where you can then paste it into a message to send to your friend. If you have the Dropbox desktop program for Windows, Mac OS X or Linux installed, you can share a link to a file by right-clicking (or pressing the Mac’s Control key while clicking) its icon and choosingĭropbox and then “Share Link” or “Share Dropbox Link” from the contextual menu. (Other storage sites, like Microsoft SkyDrive, also let you send links in this manner.) This Web link directs a person to the shared files, where they can be viewed or downloaded.

For those sharing situations where not everyone involved has a Dropbox account, you can send a secure Web link to the non-Dropbox users. Although the company’s shared folders feature is handy when everyone has a Dropbox account, the online storage service has
