Dropbox file is too large to download

How to Split. First of all, you need to download the program from the official website. After completing the downloading, you need to open it. Now search for the required. Then right-click on the file then select the Split file from the list.

When you click on the Split file option, a new window will open on your computer system. In this window, you need to select the size volume of the files once they are split into multiples. Now select your suitable size volume and then click on the OK option, and wait for 7-Zip to do its thing.

At last, you need to upload these files to DropBox. Launch it to get the client up and running. Now you can open the shared Zip file preview and select the Add to my Dropbox option. The file will be automatically synced so that you can open it from your personal computer. Click on Open to allow your File Explorer open the file. And here is an option for those who are not keen on using the Dropbox desktop client: in such a case, what you should do is simply break you large Zip file into smaller parts so that the person you are willing to share it with could download them separately.

You might as well automate the splitting process by using a file compression utility. For instance, the free 7-Zip tool will come in very handy for this purpose. Thus, you are free to install it on your PC. Then right-click on the file you wish to split and configure the utility to break the Zip up into smaller files.

You can save them to your My Dropbox desktop folder or upload them directly to Dropbox. Click OK in the tool to get the job done. What can I do to get my files to this computer without having to piece it all together by doing lots of separate downloads?

I agree, this message is lame. When someone sends me some files, rather than giving me a 1 click access to the files, I have to add it to my dropbox, then have it autodownload, then remove it from my dropbox.

Oh, then my drop box is full, so I have to empty it before I can add these new files that someone sent me. So I can download it, so I can delete it from my dropbox.

Did anyone find a solution to this? I have a Dropbox Pro account and currently have a 19GB file that I send to a colleague via a link because they don't have a Pro account. I tell them to simply download as a zip and save to their PC instead of downloading to Dropbox because they do not have the space for it.

I thought this was fine until I tested again and it now says the file is too large to download as a zip and I must save to Dropbox. But Dropbox is too small too! This is driving me nuts as well. Was it like this before? I normally share photos with clients, but I have been doing video recently.

It's incredibly difficult to tell a client that they need to download every file individually. Ultimately I will need to find a better solution.

Erik U. I'm thinking WeTransfer Plus account. What bullshit! I wasn't aware of BTsync. WeTransfer have very recently upped their max file size to 20GB which is much more than Dropbox's 1GB but still only just covers my file that currently stands at Have been looking at Open Drive too.

Theirs is 25GB but there is a daily download limit on theirs. Karl R. This means, the only storage "limits" are imposed purely by your own storage on the two devices syncing. Since my last post in the forum, I have purchased a WeTransfer Pro account due to this issue. I am a photographer and Dropbox Pro user.

My clients should not have join Dropbox to download between BG, nor should they have to purchase a Dropbox account for larger storage in order to download anything over 2GB.

I'm really not sure what your service has to offer a "Pro" with these sales tactics type of limitations. Dropbox essentially is attempting to take leads from existing Dropbox Pro users and sell upgrades to clients such as mine out of false necessity. It's not effective and all of my clients have complained. Your team needs to implement a new strategy in order to retain the clients you currently have. I'll continue to use my Dropbox for misc sharing with other existing Dropbox users, but plan to downgrade back to the free account once my pre-paid membership expires.

I absolutes detest the used-car sales lot, or gym membership sales type trickery. It's deceitful and will come around to bite Dropbox in the bum! Dropbox shouldn't hide this limitation in a FAQ page.

It should restated clearly before purchase. Thanks for clarifying. Rich's response is spot on - your clients don't need a Dropbox account nor a paid account to download large files. However, you may be looking at sharing a link rather than folder. When you share links, it won't take space from anyone else's account apart from its owner.

A shared folder, however, will take up space from whoever is in that shared folder it's the principle of collaboration where everyone has access to the 'live' files that are updated across everyone in that shared folder, versus a downloadable 'static' file, just like you download most things on the internet.

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Hi Ed, I think you have missed the point. We all know that if you are wanting to collaborate both parties need a Dropbox account with at least enough storage for the files you wish to share with each other up to 2GB free or 1TB for Pro. But sharing via a link was surely created for when you do not need to collaborate but simply need to send someone a file as a one-off.