
This will open the same web browser window as before, with your shareable link at the top of the page. Navigate to the file or folder you wish to share and, once highlighted, click “Get shareable link” from the menu on the right. First, log into your Dropbox account using their website and then choose the “Files” tab to view the content you currently have stored on the service. Once inside, right-click on any file or folder and choose “Get Shareable Link.” This will open a web browser window with a link to your file or folder at the top of the page.Īlternatively, you can use the Dropbox web interface to achieve the same result. To create a link using your Mac, navigate to your Dropbox folder using Finder.

A shareable link can be created either from Finder on your local Mac or via the Dropbox web interface. In addition to public folders, Dropbox can be used to create shareable links to individual files or folders stored in your Dropbox account. But what if you just want to share a single file? Mac Geek Gab listener Jedd writes in with a solution. The traditional method of sharing files via Dropbox is to create a public folder, with multiple users able to access and modify the contents of that folder.

Popular data storage and syncing service Dropbox is a great way to manage your own files, but it also has some powerful features for sharing files with others.
