You work with others every day. Some of them are in–house personnel while others are outside contractors, partner companies or clients. Maybe you need to collect assignments from students.

What do you think is the easiest solution for all these use cases? Yes, e-mail. People can send you files by email, but getting hundreds of emails or receiving confidential files in your email is not the best solution. Also, who likes to receive emails anyway?

If you are a Dropbox user, then you probably already know about a feature call File Request. The essence of Dropbox Requests  is to allow someone else to upload to your Dropbox account. Your clients, work colleagues, students, etc – can upload files to a designated folder in your Dropbox account

They do not need a Dropbox account and you’ll get an instant email notification as soon as new files are added to your Dropbox.

Although this solution works just fine,it’s not without its share of limitations that probably do not make it the best choice for professional users. One alternative is using a solution like File Request Pro to create a file upload form or file request page and link it to your Dropbox account

Let dive into some differences between Dropbox Request and File Request Pro when you need to let others upload files to your Dropbox Account

Viewing the email of the user who submitted a file using Dropbox File Request.

When a person receives a file request, she is asked for a valid email. However you, the owner of the file request, can only see the person’s name, but not their email. So if you need to contact that person, it would be impossible unless you know this person’s name or you can track back the file to that person.

With File Request Pro you can collect the upload email as well. You will receive the email in your notification emails and you can also see the email address in your File Request Pro dashboard.

How to brand Dropbox File Requests?

If you are a business user that needs to collect sensitive information from your customers, then presenting a professional image with your branding is an important feature of your company communication strategy. People usually like to deal with professionals, especially when it comes to sensitive information.

Sadly, Dropbox requests can not be customized with your own logo, information or company name. Not only this, but after uploading a file to your Dropbox account, users are invited to become Dropbox customers.

As I will show later, you can customize your File Request Pro upload page not only with your company logo but also your own colors, wording, etc. people can have a deeper understanding of who they are sharing their documents with and you will look like a pro.

Building an upload page to allow others to upload to your Dropbox

By creating a file upload form with File Request Pro you get the best of both worlds, seamless experience for your customers: No sign in required, simple drag and drop interface, your brand and color theme. And you can still use Dropbox to manage your files.

Before diving into the implementation, take a look at this sample form.

As you can see this form can be embedded on any webpage, so if you need and upload widget for Dropbox you can user File Request Pro to create one

Create an upload form with File Request Pro

Creating a new upload form with File Request Pro is a 5 min process, you do it once and receive files as long as you need to.

After registering and connecting to your existing Dropbox account you will gain access to the File Request Pro admin area to build your first upload page.

Add as many form fields as your like with a simple to use form builder

Customize your page and form to match your brand and website colors

Once you create a page, you can invite people to upload files by sharing your page URL or embed your form directly in your website. This is done by copying and pasting 3 lines of code

By using File Request Pro, you can easily create a professional designed file request page to allow others to upload to your Dropbox account.  Get the best of both worlds, keep using Dropbox for your files and offer yours customers a professional, branded experience that make your company look great.

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Microsoft Forms is a simple, lightweight app that lets you easily create surveys, quizzes, and polls. Microsoft forms are great for educational institutions and business organizations

With Microsoft Forms you can easily build a form that will store the entries in an excel sheet, but when it came to upload attachments to your form,  it’s has some limitations.

If you need to receive or collect file from people,  one alternative, is using a solution like File Request Pro to create a file upload form connected to One Drive or SharePoint folder.

Let dive into some differences between Microsoft Forms and File Request Pro.

Can you create a Microsoft form that allows to collect files?

Microsoft Forms do allow file uploads, it’s not without its share of limitations. For one, you can’t upload a folder. You’d have to upload the files one-by-one using a file field, forms do not offer a convenient drag and drop functionality.

Can you create a Microsoft form that allows visitors and external users to upload files?

The greatest caveat of Microsoft Forms upload field is that it does not allow anonymous or people external to your organization. All uploaders need to be within your organization, meaning that you can’t use the this feature to receive attachments from clients, students, etc.

File Request Pro impose no such limitations – anyone can upload files to your One Drive/Sharepoint Drive. They may not have a Microsoft account and they’ll still be able to use your Drive uploader form.

Can you receive any type of files with your Microsoft forms?

Currently forms only support the following file types: Office, Images and Video files. You can’t receive common files like zip, txt, etc.

File Request Pro do not include this limitation, you can receive almost any file type, need to receive a full folder? No problem, your user can easily drop the entire folder in your form dropzone.

Can you choose the folder where the files are save?

When someone uploads a file to your microsoft forms. The form automatically creates a new folder name “Question” in the form creator OneDrive.

This make files almost impossible to be found later on. If happens to me that I receive two files with the same name, you cant tell which one was uploaded by whom

Unfortunately, this is an intended behavior and cannot be change.

When creating your upload page with File Request pro, you will be prompted to choose your destination folder, you can select either your own OneDrive or a Sharepoint drive.

Finally, you can use a form build to automatically organize files for you. For example, you could use the external user name to create a folder and place all the files in it.

Building a file upload form for Microsoft One Drive that allow external users

Microsoft forms currently does not support collecting files from anonymous users or users external to your own organization. This probably makes sense for huge organizations but for small business looking to collect files from customers makes the forms almost useless.

By creating a file upload form with File Request Pro you get the best of both worlds, seamless experience for your customers: No sign in required, simple drag and drop interface, your brand and color theme. And you can still use One Drive or SharePoint to manage your files.

Before diving into the implementation, take a look at this sample form.

As you can see this form can be embedded on any webpage. Regardless of being available to external users.

Create an upload form with File Request Pro

Creating a new upload form with File Request Pro is a 5 min process, you do it once and receive files as long as you need to.

After registering and connecting to your existing Microsoft account you will gain access to the File Request Pro admin area to build your microsoft form with file upload.

Add as many form fields as your like with a simple to use form builder

Customize your page and form to match your brand and website colors

Once you create a page, you can invite people to upload files by sharing your page URL or embed your form directly in your website. This is done by copying and pasting 3 lines of code

By using File Request Pro, you can easily create a file upload form for Microsoft One Drive, use it with any filetype you want and share it with external users. Get the best of both worlds, a simple form builder that is connected to your One Drive and SharePoint Account.

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Whether it’s a small survey or a school assignment, is you are a Google user, then Google Forms is a good alternative when you have to collect information from multiple people.

With Google Forms you can easily build a form that will store the entries in a google sheet but it’s has some limitations.

Another alternative, is using a solution like File Request Pro to create a form connected to Google Drive.

Let dive into some differences between Google Forms and File Request Pro.

Can you create a Google form that allows visitors to upload files?

Google Forms do allow file uploads, it’s not without its share of limitations. For one, you can’t upload a folder. You’d have to upload the files one-by-one. And of course, the names of the files have to be different from one another.

Also, there is no possibility of uploading into a shared drive or team drive. If you try to create a google form located on a shared drive, you will notice that file upload field greyed out.

Can you have a Google form that allows users to upload files but does not require a Google account?

The greatest caveat of Google Forms is that it does not allow anonymous uploads. All uploaders need to be logged in with Google accounts meaning that non-Google user won’t be able to respond.

File Request Pro impose no such limitations – anyone can upload files to your Google Drive. They may not have a Google account and they’ll still be able to use your Drive uploader form.

Can you embed a google form into your website?

When trying to get the embed link for a Google form that has a file upload field in it, you will get the following error: This form cannot be embedded because it makes use of File Upload questions.

Unfortunately, this is an intended behavior of Google Forms where you cannot embed the form if you’ve selected the File Upload option.

Forms created with File Request Pro do not include this limitation, you can embed the form in your website. You can customize the form colors and style to match your site theme too.

Building a file upload form for Google Drive that doesn’t require sign in

To receive files from anonymous users, or create a form that allows your users to upload files without sign in. Google Forms require you to find complicated workarounds like using Google Apps Script or complex code.

By creating a file upload form with File Request Pro you get the best of both worlds, seamless experience for your customers: No sign in required, simple interface, your brand and color theme. And you can still use Google Drive to manage your files.

Before diving into the implementation, take a look at this sample form.

As you can see this form can be embedded on any webpage. Regardless of being a drive uploader.

Create an upload form with File Request Pro

Creating a new upload form with File Request Pro is a 5 min process, you do it once and receive files as long as you need to.

After registering and connecting to your existing Google Drive account you will gain access to the File Request Pro admin area to build your google form with file upload.

Add as many form fields as your like with a simple to use form builder

Customize your page and form to match your brand and website colors

Once you create a page, you can invite people to upload files by sharing your page URL or embed your form directly in your website. This is done by copying and pasting 3 lines of code

By using File Request Pro, you can easily create a file upload form for Google Drive without requiring your user to login or have a Google account. Get the best of both worlds, a simple form builder that is connected to your Google Drive

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If you frequently need your customers to upload a file on your WordPress site, you’ll likely want to place them on a cloud storage provider like Google Drive.

By sending your file uploads to a cloud storage provider such as Google Drive or OneDrive, you will not only have a backup in the event of a disaster, but you will save a lot of time downloading and organizing files.

In this article, we’ll show you how to easily send any file uploads from your WordPress form directly to Google Drive using File request Pro

Why Create a Google Drive Upload Form?

There are situations where users need to send you files securely, like bank statements, payment record, etc. or big files where using email is not an option.

Having a contact form with a file upload feature will make that process much easier for both you and your users. But, why connect it to Google Drive?

You are already using google drive internally, but in order for others to share files directly with you, they need a different method. By using File Request Pro, you can keep all files in one place, Google Drive. All you need is to create Drive upload from the widget and share it with your customers.

Before diving into the implementation, take a look at this sample form.

Adding a Google Drive upload form to WordPress

You don’t need any web design or programming skills to create this form. Thanks to File Request Pro, you can create this Google Drive upload form in a few simple steps.

Step 1 – Create an upload page with File Request Pro

Register and create a new page or form in your File Request Pro account

Step 2 – Copy your FRP Embed code

In your File Request Pro page, click the Copy Embed Code link and copy the resulting code.

Step 3 – Add upload form code to your WordPress site

In your WordPress site, open the editor for the page or post where you’d like your form to appear.

Hover your mouse over the Add Block icon (the plus sign in the upper left-hand corner within the Gutenberg editor). Scroll to Formatting. Select Custom HTML.

The custom HTML block will appear. You’ll see a text editor that allows you to enter your code.

Paste the HTML code in the HTML Block and your new upload form is ready to use.

About File Request Pro

File Request Pro was built out of our needs to receive files from customers and not having them floating around everyone’s inboxes. Create file request links or embeddable forms that go straight to your Google Drive or OneDrive account.

By using File Request Pro, you can keep all files in one place, Google Drive. All you need is to create a Google Drive upload form and add it to your WordPress site.

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When you need to receive large files from customers, we’re talking hundreds of megabytes using email is no longer an option.

In this scenario, you could use File Request Pro to build an upload page or form and let your customer drop your big files on it. All your customers’ needs is a modern browser and good network connectivity

Why is there a maximum email size limit

Obviously, if you send an email that exceeds the maximum email size limit of the recipient’s email provider, your email will bounce off and you will receive an email error back in your mailbox

Usually, the limit depends on your email hosting provider but keeping your attachments under 10MB is a safe rule for most emails.

How to receive large files from customers

 

How to receive large files in your Google Drive or OneDrive Folder

About File Request Pro

File Request Pro was built out of our needs to receive files from customers and not having them floating around everyone’s inboxes. Create file request links or embeddable forms that go straight to your Google Drive or OneDrive account.

By using File Request Pro, you can keep all files in one place, Google Drive. All you need is to create an upload form widget and share it with your customers.

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If you need customer information or files, receiving them in a secure and simple way is a key piece of you service. There is no simpler way to receive files form customer than creating a drive uploader widget or page.  Your customer drop the files and they go straight to your Google Drive folder of your choice.

No logins, lost emails, funky links or suspicious free services. Just an upload form with your logo. A form upload widget embedded in your website so your customers can upload files from your website to Google Drive.

Creating a Drive Uploader From for Google Drive

One option is to create a file upload form where your clients can drop the files in, and those files go straight to your google drive folder. You get the best of both worlds, seamless experience for your customers: No sign in, simple interface. And you, you can still use google drive to manage to your files.

Before diving into the implementation, take a look at this sample form.

When you submit the form, it will create a new folder, corresponding to your name, in my Google Drive and upload the file in that folder. This is a public form and you don’t even need to have a Google Account to upload files. The form also works on mobile devices.

Create a Drive upload from with File Request Pro

Creating a new upload form with File Request Pro is a 5 min process, you do it once and receive files as long as you need to

To get started users need to register and authorize File Request Pro to connect to your their existing Google Drive account. Afterward, you can access a File Request Pro admin area and configure your page.

After creating your page,  you can invite someone to use your own google drive uploader by sharing your page URL – Check out this example.

You can also embed your google drive upload form directly in your website by copying and pasting 3 lines of code

Anytime someone drops a file in your upload form widget, an email is sent to you as notification of the delivery.

You are already using google drive internally, but in order for others to share files directly with you they need a different method. By using File Request Pro, you can keep all files in one place, Google Drive. All you need is to create Drive upload form widget and share it with your customers.

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So you wanted to use Google Drive to receive files? Did you found GoFileDrop and you wonder what other alternatives to it there are out there?

File Request Pro lets you create file request links or embeddable forms that go straight to your Google Drive.

It’s ideal for any serious business that needs flexibility and security to receive customers’ files.

File Request Pro offers many customization options for your upload page and forms

One key difference between GoFileDrop and File Request Pro is all the possibilities that FRP offers to customize and make your page or form match your business brand and identity.

The following, are only available in File Request Pro

• • Your Brand in URL. You can choose your URL, have an easy to remember URL to point your customers too.

• • White Label. Hide any reference to file request pro brand in your page. Your customers never know you are using a third-party software

• • Edit text, Colors, and Layouts. Everything you see in your upload page is 100% customizable. Change the message your users see, your logo, background color and more. Make your page match your brand identity. Offer your customers an undifferentiated experience.

• • Secure your page. Add a secure word or password to your page so it’s private. Only the people with the password can upload your files into your Google Drive.

Choose your folder and automatically organize Files

When using GoFileDrop all your uploaded files go straight to one Google Drive folder. Let’s face it, if you work with more than ten customers, managing files this way became impossible.

Thanks to File Request Pro, you can create a new folder with your customer name on it. Easily identify which files belong to which customer. Save hours a day organizing your files.

Create unlimited upload pages vs only one in GoFileDrop

Create as many upload pages and forms as you need. Do you have more than one website? Work on different offers or maybe a few landing pages? Create as many pages as you need. Each page is linked to one folder in your Google Drive account.

Mobile compatible upload pages and widget

File request pro has been built with mobile in mind. Our upload pages and embed forms are mobile compatible. More than 50% of your customers will use either a mobile or a tablet to upload your files.

Secure for you and your customers

When register for GoFileDrop it will require access to your entire Google Drive account. This is not the standard practice at all. As a matter of fact, now Google does not allow this kind of access anymore.

At File Request Pro, we only have access to only one directory of your choice. Keep your files private and secure.

Clear and Simple Pricing

At the time of writing this, GoFileDrop has many prices ranges. It makes almost impossible to know how much you will pay.

We like to keep thing simple. One flat pricing so you are confident that no matter how many files you receive, your pricing will be the same.

Ready to give File Request Pro a try?

Getting started with File Request Pro is painless. Register for free and in a few minutes, your customers will be able to upload the files you need. You can try for free for 14 days, no credit card required.

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You work with others every day. Some of them are in–house personnel while others are outside contractors, partner companies or clients.  You need to receive files from them, and you already use Google Drive. Would it not be great to allow anyone to upload to your Google Drive without singing in or registering a Gmail account?

One option is to use email and ask your clients to email you the files you need. If your job involves receiving big or confidential files, email is not an option. First, you can’t receive files bigger than 10 Mb; that’s a problem. Second, if files contain confidential information, email is not secure enough. 

Another option is to have a shared folder inside Google Drive where others may upload files, but this approach also has limitations.  One, only people with a Google account would be able to upload files in a shared folder. Second, all collaborators can view and even remove files that have been uploaded in a shared folder on Google Drive.

The third option is to use a form upload page or file drop widget so your customers can easily drop you the files you need. 

Receive Files in Google Drive with Forms

By creating a file upload form in which your clients can drop files,  you get the best of both worlds and a seamless experience for your customers: no sign in and a simple interface. And you can still use Google Drive to manage your files. Before diving into the implementation, take a look at this sample form. 

When you submit the form, it will create a new folder, corresponding to your name, in ‘my Google Drive’;   upload the file in that folder. This is a public form and you don’t even need to have a Google account to upload files. The form also works on mobile devices. 

Create an upload form with File Request Pro

Creating a new upload form with File Request Pro is a five-minute process; you do it once and receive files as long as you need to. To get started, users need to register and authorise File Request Pro to connect to your/their existing Google Drive account. Afterwards, you can access a File Request Pro admin area and configure your page. 

Once you create your page, you can invite someone to upload to your Google Drive by sharing your page URL. If you wish to, you can also embed your Google Drive upload form directly in your website by copying and pasting three lines of code. 

When someone drops a file in your Google Drive account, an email is sent to you as notification of the delivery. 

If you’re still wondering why anyone needs this app, then consider this. You already use Google Drive internally, but in order for others to share files directly with you, they need a different method. 

By using File Request Pro, you can keep all your files in one place, Google Drive, by allowing others to upload the files to you without actually having access to your account. 

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Squarespace includes a web forms tool called ‘Form Blocks’. This built-in tool lets you create forms right within your admin panel, but doesn’t currently offer the ability to upload files via a form.

There are some workarounds or scripts you could add to your site to allow a customer to attach files to your Squarespace form, but they have their limitations, even if you are a tech savvy user.

With File Request Pro you can easily embed a file upload form into your Squarespace site to allow customers to upload files, CVs or job applications, or any other file you may need.

All uploaded files will go straight into your OneDrive or Google Drive folder. And, if you choose, a new folder for each customer is created on the fly.

Adding an upload form to Squarespace

 

We will be adding advanced code to a Code Block to your Squarespace site and we will display the form in it.

Step 1 – Create an upload page with File Request Pro

Register and create a new page or form in your File Request Pro account

Step 2 – Copy your FRP Embed code

In your File Request Pro page, clik the Copy Embed Code link and copy the resulting code.

Step 3 – Add upload form code to your Squarespace site

On your Squarespace site, open the editor for the page or post where you’d like your form to appear. Click an insert point and select Code from the Block Menu to add a Code Block..

Paste the File Request Pro code into the Code box. Click Apply. Your new upload form is ready to use.

Easily create an upload widget for your Squarespace site and receive files directly in your Google Drive, One Drive or email account.

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In house personnel, outside contractors, partner companies or clients. You work with others every day. This makes receiving information or files in a simple way a key aspect of your workflow. 

OneDrive is a pretty great service. For some things, it’s even better than Dropbox. But one lacking feature if the possibility to receive files from anyone in OneDrive.

File Request Pro allows anyone to add files to your OneDrive storage. You can receive files from anyone, regardless of whether they have a OneDrive account themselves. All your colleague needs to do is drop the files in your page or form. No invites to send, no authorization, no mess, no fuss. 

Once it’s set up, you can create an upload page or form to embed on your website. All files are automatically uploaded into your OneDrive account. 

Use File Request Pro to collect and receive files from anyone, right in your OneDrive account. With file requests: 

• • Anyone can send you a file, whether they have a OneDrive account or not. 
  • All the files you collect are automatically organized into a single OneDrive folder. 
  • People who upload files to your file request cannot access your Drive. Only you can view files uploaded by others, unless you decide to share them. 
  • You can custom theme your file request page with your own logo, text and colors. Showing a professional image to your customers

Receive files in OneDrive with File Request Pro

One option to allow others to upload files to OneDrive is to create a file upload form in which your clients can drop the files.  You get the best of both worlds and a seamless experience for your customers: no sign in and a simple interface. And you can still use OneDrive to manage  your files. 

Before diving into the implementation, take a look at this sample form. 

 

When you submit the form, its create a new folder in OneDrive and upload the file in that folder. This is a public form and you don’t even need to have a Microsoft account to upload files. The form also works on mobile devices. 

How to create an upload widget for OneDrive

Creating a new upload form with File Request Pro is a five-minute process; you do it once and receive files as long as you need to. 

1. 1. Create new account at https://filerequestpro.com/register
   2. Once registered, connect your OneDrive account to File Request Pro
   3. Create a new page by filling some basic information
   4. Done! Share your new page with Customers and Partners. All uploaded files will automatically show up on your chosen folder.

You can also chose to embed the form directly in your website, change the page branding and much more. Easily allow others to upload files to your OneDrive with File Request Pro. 

By using File Request Pro, you can keep all your files in one place: OneDrive. All you need to do is to create the Drive upload form widget and share it with your customers, partners and colleagues..

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