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Mac1721's avatar
Mac1721
Explorer | Level 3
11 months ago

Where can I find my contacts in Dropbox

How do I see which contacts have dropbox or how can I find them

  • Rich's avatar
    Rich
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    Mac1721 wrote:
    How do I see which contacts have dropbox or how can I find them

    That's not something that Dropbox does. If you share something with someone and they don't already have a Dropbox account, they'll have the option to create one.

  • Graham's avatar
    Graham
    Icon for Community Manager rankCommunity Manager
    Hi Mac1721,
     
    This is a great question that I’m sure will benefit lots of other group members, so we really appreciate you asking it.
     
    As Rich mentioned, this isn’t something Dropbox does, but you’ll still be able to share files and folders with your contacts regardless of whether they have a Dropbox account or not.
     
    If you’re using the Dropbox mobile app, and have given the app access to your contacts, Dropbox will suggest contacts when you share something in a dropdown menu. This will change as you start to enter your contact’s name or email address.
     
    You can also manually upload your contacts from Google or Outlook using Dropbox.com. Here's how to do it.
     
    Importing contacts from Google

     

     
    • Click on the grid icon next to your avatar or initials
    • Scroll down and select App Center
    • Search for Google Calendar or Outlook Calendar and Contacts
    • Click on Connect 
    • Follow the instructions in the pop-up window
     
    Once you’ve done this, your Google or Outlook contacts will be synced with your Dropbox account and you will see them appear as suggested contacts when you share something.
     
    Suggested contacts when sharing

     

     
    Hopefully this will help you to find your contacts a little easier; if there’s anything else you’re wondering about or you would like us to explain in more detail, just let us know and we’ll get back to you shortly 🙂

     

     

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