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EleonoraGruppoItalia
New member | Level 2
3 years ago

QR CODE DIRECT LINKS....

QR CODES! Hi there - -  wondering if there will be a way to easily create and direct with a qrcode into a dropbox folder? I am creating multiple promo and other videos - and will be using QR co...
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Здравко
Legendary | Level 20
3 years ago

Hi Natalia Teresa,

Mark is correct; you can't transform any link in Dropbox itself. However you can do that in some other application. 😉 Just Install one you would like and you can generate any machine readable representation (including QR code). The your "link" for instance:

I'm setting the word link (above) in quotes, because it's not a shared link and you can't use it to share something!!! Only you would be able open it (and only when logged in Dropbox)! To share something use share link. 🙂

Hope this helps.

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