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sargan
20 days agoExplorer | Level 4
I'm sharing a file via link, but it forces users to install the Dropbox app.
Been using DropBox for a few years without issue.
Now when I share a link … users complain that they can’t access the file and instead get page to download DropBox.
For one off file sharing I...
To explain a bit more .... previously when I shared a DropBox link it would appear in a FB group as an icon.
Now though it just appears as a link ..... and when they click on it tey get page to download DropBox .. and many quit at that point.
Here is an example.
How can I get back to it showing as an icon ?
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