Storage setup
Dropbox is one of the click-and-go options. No buckets, no API keys, no IAM policies. Click Connect, sign in with your Dropbox account, approve the requested scopes, and you're done. About 30 seconds.
Free tier
Free Dropbox accounts have only 2 GB — not enough for even a single full Twitch VOD. Plan to upgrade.
Scope reach
We can only see and modify files we create. Existing folders are invisible to us.
Best value
Dropbox Plus at $11.99/mo for 2 TB — plenty for hundreds of hours of archives.
Walkthrough
Step 1
All storage providers, both bucket-based and cloud-drive, live in the same place inside VOD Manager.
Step 2
Choosing Dropbox starts an OAuth flow — the standard sign-in dance you've done many times when an app asks you to "Sign in with Dropbox."
Step 3
Dropbox shows a consent screen describing exactly what VOD Manager is asking for. Read it before approving — every line maps to a scope.
Step 4
Once Dropbox sends you back, VOD Manager pre-fills a friendly name like "Dropbox (your-email@example.com)". Keep it or rename it.
VOD Manager the first time it writes a file. All future archives nest inside that folder, organized by Twitch channel and stream date.Step 5
A storage profile is not used until you tell VOD Manager which Twitch accounts should save here. You can have multiple storage profiles and route different Twitch accounts to different storage targets.
Scope explainer
files.content.write
— upload archived VODs to the folder VOD Manager creates.
files.content.read
— read back what we wrote when you ask for a download or re-archive. Limited to our own folder.
files.metadata.read
— check whether a file already exists, get its size for quota tracking, and confirm the upload finished cleanly.
sharing.write
— generate share links when you click Share on a VOD. Only creates new shares; never reads or modifies anyone else's.
account_info.read
— show your account email on the storage profile so you can tell two Dropbox accounts apart.
None of these scopes give VOD Manager access to other folders. We can only see and modify the files we create ourselves.
Troubleshooting
Free Dropbox accounts have only 2 GB — not enough for even a single full-length Twitch VOD. Upgrade to Plus.
Refresh tokens can be revoked by a password change or sign-out-everywhere. Click Reconnect from the storage page.
Dropbox's file size cap is generous (up to 350 GB), but very large uploads take a while. VOD Manager streams in chunks and retries on failure.
Pricing
Free Dropbox accounts have 2 GB total storage — way too small for VOD archiving. A single 4-hour 1080p Twitch stream can be 8–12 GB on its own.
As of 2026: Dropbox Plus is around $11.99/mo for 2 TB; Dropbox Essentials is around $16.58/mo for 3 TB. The 2 TB Plus tier is plenty for most active streamers.
Dropbox doesn't charge egress fees. Pull files via the web app, the desktop sync client, or the mobile apps without a meter running.
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Last step
Once Dropbox is connected, VOD Manager saves future streams to your Dropbox folder after Twitch finishes processing them.
Dropbox may change UI, scopes, plans, or limits. Pricing checked April 2026; check Dropbox's docs for current details: Dropbox plans, OAuth guide, storage limits.