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AntonioDM3
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3 years ago
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Bypassing .Zip File

When using Dropbox Transfer, is it possible to bypass downloading a .zip and grant the receiver direct access to the file?
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    Rich
    3 years ago
    AntonioDM3 wrote:

    When using Dropbox Transfer, is it possible to bypass downloading a .zip and grant the receiver direct access to the file?

    If your transfer is for a single file, the recipient will download the file as it. If you're sending multiple files or a folder of files, the recipient will download a Zip file containing all the files sent. There are no controls to change this.

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Rich
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3 years ago
AntonioDM3 wrote:

When using Dropbox Transfer, is it possible to bypass downloading a .zip and grant the receiver direct access to the file?

If your transfer is for a single file, the recipient will download the file as it. If you're sending multiple files or a folder of files, the recipient will download a Zip file containing all the files sent. There are no controls to change this.

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