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Forum Discussion
Dropbox Public Folder
I understand that the current sharing functionality of the Public folder will change on or about March 15, 2017; my question is: will the NAME of the Public folder change on or about March 15, or wil...
- It will still be called Public, however, all links within it will cease to work.
Mark
Super User II
Super User IIYou cant.
The Public folder has been depreciated for free users now: https://www.dropbox.com/help/16
The Public folder has been depreciated for free users now: https://www.dropbox.com/help/16
Deprecated?? It's the thousands of users of forums and other internet sites that are deprecating Dropbox when they try to look at a diagram like this:
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/54783344/pertronix%20mod%20with%20switchgear%20bypass.jpg
By the way:
In general English usage, the infinitive "to deprecate" means "to express disapproval of (something)". It derives from the Latin verb deprecare, meaning "to ward off (a disaster) by prayer". In current usage, for one to state that a feature is deprecated is merely a recommendation against using it.
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/54783344/pertronix%20mod%20with%20switchgear%20bypass.jpg
By the way:
In general English usage, the infinitive "to deprecate" means "to express disapproval of (something)". It derives from the Latin verb deprecare, meaning "to ward off (a disaster) by prayer". In current usage, for one to state that a feature is deprecated is merely a recommendation against using it.
I was apalled to have the public folder taken out from under me. I had numerous important photos posted inside threads on many forums which I belong too. I was just about ready to subscribe to Dropbox for all my storage needs when I received notice they made this terrible decision. I decided against doing so because this set off an uncomfortable signal that the company is making irrational moves which to me questions their business longevity.
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Bad move Dropbox because you lost my business. I've moved to OneDrive!
- MarkIf you had paid Igor you would still have the service - and thats exactly the issue. Too many people HAVENT paid to make the service viable.
Also, please note theres no need to be grotesque about it.Mark,
There was nothing "grotesque" about my post that you censored as I substantiated it with a definition per Merriam Webster Dictionary beside it.
You are wrong about a subscribing user having privileges because they are yanking that out from them also soon. I don't want to hear about some feel good 'shared link' substitute.
My prediction is Dropbox is on it's way out. If it can't handle the freebies it gave out then it shouldn't have done so. Hopefully, you don't censor this too!
- Rich
Their use of the word applies because the Public folder was deprecated in October 2012 when Share Links replaced the functionality. From that point forward, new accounts no longer received Public folder, and only Pro or Business accounts could still create one. The feature was deprecated.
As of March 15, 2017, the feature is no longer deprecated; it's simply gone for Basic users. It will be gone for Plus and Business users in September of this year.
