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How to share large files using Dropbox in Yahoo Mail?

share large files using Dropbox in Yahoo Mail

Yahoo mail comes with Dropbox Plug-in built inside the webmail interface. With it, you easily can upload the files to your Dropbox account to share the links via email. But before that, you will need to enable it before using this built-in tool in Yahoo Mail. You can share large files using Dropbox in Yahoo Mail and for that, you will need to follow the steps.

Use Dropbox with Yahoo Mail Account

To start using this feature, you have to link it to the Yahoo mail account. Hence, it is recommendable to ensure if you have a Dropbox account for connecting it to your yahoo account.

  • First of all, access your Yahoo Mail account entering credentials
  • Click on the Settings icon that appeared at the top-right corner of the Yahoo account page
  • Go to the Settings from the drop-down menu that appears on the screen
  • Choose “Account” in the “Settings” window option from the left-hand side panel
  • Go to the “Cloud Storage” option under the Account tab by scrolling down
  • Two options will be there “Google Drive and Dropbox” under the section of Cloud Storage
  • Just next to the “Dropbox” option, you will find “Connect” and click on it

You will then be redirected to the login to the Drop account to link it with Yahoo Mail. Log in to the Dropbox account and follow the on-screen prompts

  • Your Yahoo mail account will then link to the Dropbox account and when you successfully have linked it then, you will be able to share large files using Dropbox in Yahoo Mail
  • You have step-by-step prompts to use Dropbox with the Yahoo Mail and access your Yahoo account and click on the “Compose” appeared on the left-hand side panel
  • In the “Compose email” window, provide all details which are required like To, CC, BCC, Subject, Email body and etc
  • When you have entered all details and messages that you want to send, click on the “Attach” icon. It will show the toolbar from the bottom of the “Compose email” page

Click on the “Attach” icon will open four options that are below-

  • Add photos from current emails
  • Share files from cloud providers
  • Attach files from the computer
  • Insert animated GIFs

To add a file from Dropbox, you have to click on the option that says “Share files from cloud providers”

  • Choose the “Dropbox” option from the side panel and it will open the files list available in the Dropbox account
  • Choose the appropriate file from the list that you want to send to the recipient and when you choose that, click on the “Send” option to send an email to the recipient

Summary

It will not only allow you to send files through Dropbox when you are in the Yahoo account but also to receive them to Dropbox directly. There is a new button “Save to Dropbox” which makes it not that simple for Yahoo users. Through this, you can share large files using Dropbox in Yahoo Mail. Simultaneously, this sharing tool gets an email app “Mailbox” with the integration to make it simple for those using email.

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