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Is there is way to allow people without a box account to upload files to various folders in a folder structure?

  • May 22, 2025
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I have a law firm. When I accept a new client I want to receive their documents in an organized way. In order to achieve this I have created a folder structure in my box account that I copy for each matter. But to avoid the need to sort the various documents into the relevant folders myself, I want to send the client the folder structure with the ability to upload documents to the various folders. I can see a way to give the external clients access to the folder structure for viewing or download purposes. But I can't figure out if there is a way to give them permission to upload. I don't want to have to send a separate file request for each folder as this would be too cumbersome. Is there are way to achieve this on box?

Any recommendations would be appreciate.

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use this feature - File Request Link

More details here - https://support.box.com/hc/en-us/articles/360045304613-Introducing-Box-File-Request


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But doesn’t that only allow files to be uploaded to one folder? I need to allow uploading of files to different folders representing different categories of documents using one file request. Is that possible?


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If it is a single file to be uploaded into multiple folders, you can do it with upload via email feature. The condition here would be ofcourse the file size.

You should be able to add multiple folder emails in one go. Here is the link - https://support.box.com/hc/en-us/articles/360043697534-Upload-to-Box-Through-Email

In case that is not the case, I am afraid there is no other way I can think of.