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Dropbox and files shared from a link
So. I have a file shared via an email link. The URL is of the "/scl/" type. Apparently, one can't download via API for this type of link. I can't see how one creates any other type of URL link, but...
Greg-DB
Dropbox Staff
Dropbox Staff1. You can find instructions for copying a standard shared link for a file (i.e., which would be of the "/s/" type, which can be downloaded via the API), here:
https://www.dropbox.com/help/files-folders/view-only-access
2. No, when you download from a shared link, you download a copy of the linked file at that point in time. If the link owner then updates their file, your downloaded copy will not be updated.
It sounds like you want continuous and syncing access to someone's file, so using "shared folders" instead of "shared links" may be a better fit for you. I.e., you can have the file's owner put the file in a folder, and then share that folder with you as a shared folder. Once you accept that invitiation, adding that shared folder, any changes they make in the shared folder will automatically sync to your account as well.
3. Yes, that file's link is shared with just that account. You can have the owner send it to your new account as well, but it sounds like using a shared folder (as above) may be a better solution.
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