Convenient ways to send files from Dropbox using Gmail

2024 Author: Malcolm Clapton | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 03:44

The Gmail mail service has a multi-million dollar army of users. The storage service Dropbox is not inferior to it in popularity. Therefore, we could not ignore the news, which will undoubtedly please both the first and the second.

Currently, the size of files that can be sent using the Gmail service is limited to 25 megabytes. If you need to send a larger attachment, Google will recommend using the Google Drive cloud storage service. Yes, it is really convenient, but only for those who use this service. But what about those who prefer Dropbox and are not going to abandon it?

Especially for this category of users, Dropbox has released a browser extension (so far only for Chrome) that integrates the cloud storage button in Gmail.

After installing the extension, go to the mail interface of the Gmail service and start writing a new message. Here you will be greeted by a pop-up window that will introduce you to a new icon that appears in the toolbar of the compose window. It looks like a Dropbox icon. When you click on it, as expected, a window will appear with the contents of your cloud storage.

Here you need to select the desired file and insert it as a link into the body of the letter. The recipient of your shipment will be able to follow this link in one click and either view the contents of the file (if the Dropbox service supports this format), or download it to his computer.