How do I email files to Box to place them in a Box folder?
Box has a feature which allows you to upload files to a folder via email. See steps below —
- Navigate to desired Box folder
- Click 'settings'
- Scroll down to 'Uploading' section
- View 'email uploads' section
- Check the box to 'Allow uploads to this folder via email'
- The box will expand to display the folder's email address
- Check the 'only allow' and 'overwrite' boxes as well, if desired
- Click 'copy' to copy the email address
- Click 'save changes' to save changes
- To test the process, use that copied email to send a test file
- A confirmation email is triggered when the upload is complete
- Check the Box folder to ensure that the file has indeed arrived
To learn more about using Box see: Box File Storage and Collaboration