Title: Dropbox Issue
Last modified: July 21, 2017

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# Dropbox Issue

 *  Resolved [robinbird1435](https://wordpress.org/support/users/robinbird1435/)
 * (@robinbird1435)
 * [8 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/dropbox-issue/)
 * I have gone through all of the steps to set up the Dropbox but the button does
   not show up when I try to add media from a gallery, post, page, module etc.
 * I can provide screenshots if needed, I just need some help, cause I am stuck.

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 *  Plugin Author [minnur](https://wordpress.org/support/users/minnur/)
 * (@minnur)
 * [8 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/dropbox-issue/#post-9341511)
 * Hi [@robinbird1435](https://wordpress.org/support/users/robinbird1435/) yes please
   provide screenshots
 *  Thread Starter [robinbird1435](https://wordpress.org/support/users/robinbird1435/)
 * (@robinbird1435)
 * [8 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/dropbox-issue/#post-9341532)
 * Ok so I was able to get the button to show up by not selecting “Only allow insert
   URL to remote files”. However, that IS what I want to do. I want to link to the
   files, not upload them to my media library. When I activate and click the “Insert
   from URL” button nothing happens.
 * Is this the right plugin for this? Basically trying to not have to upload every
   image I want to add to a gallery to my library so it doesn’t slow down my site.
   I a a photographer and so I am going to be uploading a TON of images.
 * I could try Google Drive too, but I would rather use Dropbox.
 *  Plugin Author [minnur](https://wordpress.org/support/users/minnur/)
 * (@minnur)
 * [8 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/dropbox-issue/#post-9341540)
 * [@robinbird1435](https://wordpress.org/support/users/robinbird1435/) unfortunately
   this plugin ONLY imports files into your WP library. Ability to store files outside
   of WP site is still in progress.
 * FYI, Dropbox and Google Drive won’t let you directly serve the files from their
   servers. They have it in their policies and I recall I responded to several support
   tickets several months back.
 * Thanks,
 * Minnur
 *  Thread Starter [robinbird1435](https://wordpress.org/support/users/robinbird1435/)
 * (@robinbird1435)
 * [8 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/dropbox-issue/#post-9341604)
 * Ok, darn. Thank you, sorry for making you repeat yourself. Much appreciated!
 *  [Andreas Mons](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wprp/)
 * (@wprp)
 * [8 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/dropbox-issue/#post-9464018)
 * Maybe [https://wordpress.org/plugins/remote-medias-lite/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/remote-medias-lite/)
   
   is the tool you`re looking for

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 * Status: resolved