You can now drag this folder shortcut to your task bar if you like, or keep it on your Desktop for easy access. If you don’t hold down Alt, Windows will show the words “Move to Desktop,” and it will move the folder or file to your desktop rather than simply creating a link.Ĥ.

Release the mouse button to create the link.ģ. The words “Create Link in Desktop” will appear. Hold down the Alt key on your keyboard and then drag and drop the file or folder to your desktop. Click the box to agree to the Dropbox terms. On your PC, to create a desktop shortcut to a file, first, locate the folder in Dropbox.Ģ. Type your name and email address (your email address is the username for your Dropbox account). To create a download link, you can use Dropbox and even add a force download URL.

You can then move this shortcut to the location you’d like to store it in, for example drag it to your Dock or Desktop OR to your Favourites in the Finder sidebarĢ. Your shortcut will appear with alias appended to the name of the file. Right-click the Dropbox folder or which ever folder within your Dropbox account you'd like to make a shortcut of. Share links and files from anywhere, using your phone, tablet or computer. By just sharing a link, you can send anything from photos and videos to zipped folders and large CAD files with anyone, even if they don’t have a Dropbox account. This can be found if you click on Finder and locate the Dropbox folder from the sidebar menu.Ģ. File sharing with Dropbox is quick and simple. Go directly to your Dropbox folder’s location. To do so follow the steps below in the relevant section.ġ. For easier access to the Dropbox folder on your computer, you can create a shortcut or an 'alias'.

Creating a dropbox link