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wyred
Helpful | Level 6
7 years ago

Disable URL to screenshot when taking a screenshot

When I take a screenshot, a public URL to it is automatically copied.   This has been annoying in a few situations because I had some code copied that I wanted to paste, but overwritten by the scre...
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Norah
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Hey wyred, 
 
Is it possible that you have a Software that uploads the screenshots to your Dropbox account? If this happens to be the case try disabling this Software, then take a screenshot and see it the URL is still copied. 
 
If the issue persists, in order to investigate further you can follow up via email here and let me know so I can make sure that a colleague gets on it as soon as possible.
 
Thanks in advance for your reply! 
wyred's avatar
wyred
Helpful | Level 6
7 years ago

Yes, that software is the dropbox app, which is why I'm here.

 

I kind of want the screenshot integrations but not the automatically-copy-url-to-clipboard thing.

  • Rich's avatar
    Rich
    Icon for Super User II rankSuper User II
    7 years ago

    If there isn't an option in Dropbox Preferences to disable the link creation, then you likely can't. On Windows, it's two separate capture methods; Print Screen for a screenshot, CTRL+Print Screen for a screenshot and a link. That option doesn't seem to be available on a Mac according to the help article on the feature.

  • bemighty's avatar
    bemighty
    New member | Level 2
    6 years ago

    :sob: omg this is so sad

    • edburns's avatar
      edburns
      New member | Level 2
      6 years ago

      I"m in the same boat- hey dropbox you need to have a pref to disable this, it shd not automatically be pasted, just lost an hour of my life trying to explain this to your team 

       

      we have 35 drop box account here- do something about it its annoying, if i wanted a link id creat one dont it auto

    • wyred's avatar
      wyred
      Helpful | Level 6
      6 years ago

      They added that new section after my post.

      • a2trade's avatar
        a2trade
        New member | Level 2
        6 years ago

        this is annoying me. This did not do this before. I screen shot on mac and want to paste text but have to wait for the dropbox banner to come out and then when I paste its the stupid dropbox link. 

         

        1. dropbox should havea an optioin to not show the banner

        2. the link should not be copied to the clipboard , again add an option.  

    • bkoplitz's avatar
      bkoplitz
      New member | Level 2
      6 years ago

      hahaha!

      I just went through the entire thing... too funny.  I thought it would be in the dropbox website.  

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