Deta Studio

How to connect Dropbox

Connect your Dropbox account as a file source, then choose a PDF to open in Deta.

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Find the controls

Connect a source

Sidebar → File sources → + → choose Dropbox or Google Drive

Watch the walkthrough

Before you start

Have the Dropbox account containing your PDF ready. If it is already listed under File sources, skip to Open a PDF.

Steps

Connect your account

  1. In Deta's sidebar, move over File sources and click Plus icon (Connect a source).
  2. Choose Dropbox icon Dropbox.
Connect a source dialog with Dropbox and Google Drive choices.
  1. Sign in to Dropbox if prompted, then approve Deta's requested access.
  2. Return to Deta. The account now appears under File sources.

Open a PDF

  1. Select your Dropbox icon account under File sources, then click All files.
  2. Browse to your PDF, or use Search to find it.
  3. Click the Import icon Import button on the PDF's card. Deta opens the drawing when the import finishes.

The Southern Serenity PDF card in Dropbox, with the Import button at the lower right.

Use Imported to reopen drawings you have already brought into Deta.

Find the synced source

Open Versions icon Versions on the right of the viewer. The Dropbox icon Dropbox logo beside V1 identifies the source. Its Sync icon Synced layer shows the connected PDF.

Dropbox version tree showing the provider logo, V1, and the Synced layer with Checked and Changed times.

The drawing stays linked to its source. See Synchronization for how source changes become new versions.

Troubleshooting

  • The connection limit is reached: open Plan & Usage to review your current plan and available connections.
  • The Dropbox session has expired: connect the same Dropbox account again, then retry opening the file.