How to Email a Dropbox File

Quick summary

Learn how to email a Dropbox file by copying a shareable link directly from Dropbox and pasting it into any email provider such as Gmail, Outlook, or Yahoo. This method lets you share large files without attachments in just a few quick steps.

Steps

1. Open Dropbox Web or App.
2. Navigate to the file you want to attach to your email and click on it.
3. In the popup, click the link icon (chain symbol) to copy the link.
4. Open your email provider (Gmail, Yahoo, Outlook, etc.).
5. Paste the Dropbox link into the body of the email.
6. Add an optional message and click Send.