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Images suddenly no longer visible?
I'm new to this forum but have been using Dropbox (the paid version) for years now, and until now without any problems.
I use dropbox not only for backup but also to host images on forums and on my blog.
Images are placed in this format, for example:
[removed]
(between image tags)
Until recently this works, but today I noticed that all the pictures are dead when I visit my blog on my PC, and also pictures I placed on forums are no longer visible.
Weird thing is on my iPhone they still work. But maybe that's because dropbox is installed on the iPhone.
Is something wrong with dropbox or with did they change policy on who has access to a link?
When I visit the dropbox site and check the link properties it still says that "anyone with the link" has access.
Or can you guys still see my pictures on a PC and is my PC the problem?
Using ?dl=1 at the end of a link forces the file to download. You want to use ?raw=1 instead.
When I open a drop box folder on my pc all I get is an icon instead of the photo itself. How can I fix this?
- Walter
Dropbox Staff
Hey there bourgom!
Can you provide some more information on this or share a screenshot so we can have a visual of the problem you described as well? Also, can you let me know if you are running the latest stable version of our desktop app ( currently 52.4.60) ? What does it say when you hover your mouse over the little Dropbox icon next to your computer's clock (it should say "Up to date" to be fully synced).
Moreover, can you see the file when you access your account via the website instead of your computer?
Let me know what you find and we'll take it from there. Thanks!
Hi,
I am having this same problem. If you look at my screen shot. You can see the files, but no images, and they won't open on my pc. However, when I go online, I can still get to them. But I need them to be ready avaialble like they USED to be on my PC. Help help please.
- By the way when I click on the example link I used in the previous post I can download the image.
But on my blog it just doesn't show up.- Mark
Super User II
The way links are processed has been changed.
See https://www.dropbox.com/help/files-folders/public-folderThanks for your reply but I don't understand this. Does this mean that sharing an image so I can use that picture on my website is no longer possible?
