Read a dropbox file without downloading it

Improve this question. Add a comment. Active Oldest Votes. The csv. Improve this answer. Greg Greg Sign up or log in Sign up using Google. Sign up using Facebook. Sign up using Email and Password. Post as a guest Name. Email Required, but never shown. One thing you need to know before installing Dropbox client app on your desktop. This app works by syncing your Dropbox files with your desktop.

This means that your Dropbox files will be downloaded first to make them available on your desktop. This concept is not really good if you have a laptop or PC with a very limited storage space. If you want to access your Dropbox files without downloading the actual files, there are some tools you can make use of.

RaiDrive is one of which. Unfortunately at the time of writing , this app is only available for Windows. RaiDrive is a free app. You can download the binary file of this app on its official site or via Softpedia.

Assuming you have installed the app, open it and click the Add button on the window bar of the app. You will be directed to the Dropbox page to make the authorization to give RaiDrive permission to access your Dropbox files and folders. Login with your Dropbox account and click the Allow button to continue.

You can add multiple Dropbox accounts in case you have more than one Dropbox accounts. You can repeat the steps above to add a new cloud storage account. To disconnect a mounted cloud drive account, you can simply click the Disconnect button on the Raidrive app window.

Or, you can right-click the Raidrive icon on the system tray and hover your mouse over the drive you want to disconnect and click Disconnect. Wait a few minutes, while the file or folder updates. Learn about the different sync icons and what they mean.

Note: The ability to make an entire folder available offline is only available to customers on Dropbox Plus, Family, Professional, and Business plans. The ability to make individual files available offline is available to all Dropbox users.

Find your offline files Once a file has been made available offline, it will have an offline icon white downward-facing arrow in a green circle next to or under it in your file list.

To see a list of your offline files: Open the Dropbox mobile app. Open your app settings. On Android, tap the menu icon horizontal lines in the top left and then Settings. See info about your offline files Open the Dropbox mobile app. There, you can see: Available Space — How much storage space is available on your phone or tablet for offline files.

Space Used — How much storage space your offline files are currently using on your phone or tablet.