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mendinfences
8 years agoNew member | Level 2
mp3 automatically downloading to dropbox content
Hello -- I hope this is the correct category. If not, my apologies. I need to download mp3 clips for a class. No matter what I do, my iphone is overtaken by dl/dropboxcontent ..... I need...
- 8 years agoYou said that Dropbox was taking over the download, which looked like you meant the Dropbox APP was taking it over.
The dropboxusercontent "site" that you're referring to is the URL that is used when someone creates a public link to one of the files in their Dropbox account. Dropbox is not taking anything over. The file you're trying to download is simply hosted from someone's Dropbox account.
If you're trying to download this file from an iPhone, you likely won't be able to. Most mobile browsers on iOS do not allow you to download files because iOS does not have a user accessible file system. You can probably listen to the file in the browser, but that's it.
Rich
Super User II
You said that Dropbox was taking over the download, which looked like you meant the Dropbox APP was taking it over.
The dropboxusercontent "site" that you're referring to is the URL that is used when someone creates a public link to one of the files in their Dropbox account. Dropbox is not taking anything over. The file you're trying to download is simply hosted from someone's Dropbox account.
If you're trying to download this file from an iPhone, you likely won't be able to. Most mobile browsers on iOS do not allow you to download files because iOS does not have a user accessible file system. You can probably listen to the file in the browser, but that's it.
The dropboxusercontent "site" that you're referring to is the URL that is used when someone creates a public link to one of the files in their Dropbox account. Dropbox is not taking anything over. The file you're trying to download is simply hosted from someone's Dropbox account.
If you're trying to download this file from an iPhone, you likely won't be able to. Most mobile browsers on iOS do not allow you to download files because iOS does not have a user accessible file system. You can probably listen to the file in the browser, but that's it.
mendinfences
8 years agoNew member | Level 2
Thanks, Rich. Love my iphone but ... sometimes. Okay, very interesting! Had NO idea this could be from someone else's Dropbox. Weird for an online course. Thanks again.
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