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Forum Discussion
Ending support of public folder
Just heard from dropbox that support for the public folder is ending.
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As a result, we’ll soon be ending support for the Public folder. Dropbox Pro users will be able to use the Publ...
- LGM - the issue is that people are abusing it and causing issues for everybody by getting the Dropbox domains blacklisted which cause emails to fail and downloads to be blocked by firewalls etc.
In terms of changing the extension, sorry, no idea how you would do that!
Well FINALY a reply from DB support:
Thank you for your patience and for contacting Dropbox support.
As we continue to create new features that help you administer your team, we need to deprecate older features that function alongside our newer features. The Public folder is now a deprecated feature, and moving forward I'd recommend using shared links instead. Shared links provide similar functionality but can be used with any folder in your Dropbox. You can find more info here:
https://www.dropbox.com/help/167
You can also force shared links to download automatically, just like Public links. Check out this Help Center article for steps on how to do so:
https://www.dropbox.com/help/201
If you have further questions about this, feel free to reach back out to us and we will be happy to investigate further.
Regards,
Ciara
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Reply:
I see your answer (canned response?)
It DOESNT address the issue raised
Web forum software, when using the [img]....[/img] codes , accepts the "https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com......." format of current public folder links , but rejects the "https://www.dropbox.com......" format of current links from any other folder.
Tinkering about with the '=1' / '=0' at the end of the link does nothing to resolve this dilemma
Are you folks not cognisant of the workings of your rivals who have the ability to simply supply 'forum friendly' [img]....[/img] url links at the click of a mouse?
Thank you for your patience and for contacting Dropbox support.
As we continue to create new features that help you administer your team, we need to deprecate older features that function alongside our newer features. The Public folder is now a deprecated feature, and moving forward I'd recommend using shared links instead. Shared links provide similar functionality but can be used with any folder in your Dropbox. You can find more info here:
https://www.dropbox.com/help/167
You can also force shared links to download automatically, just like Public links. Check out this Help Center article for steps on how to do so:
https://www.dropbox.com/help/201
If you have further questions about this, feel free to reach back out to us and we will be happy to investigate further.
Regards,
Ciara
We have just launched a brand new Dropbox community! You can find immediate answers 24/7. Check it out http://dropboxforum.com
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Reply:
I see your answer (canned response?)
It DOESNT address the issue raised
Web forum software, when using the [img]....[/img] codes , accepts the "https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com......." format of current public folder links , but rejects the "https://www.dropbox.com......" format of current links from any other folder.
Tinkering about with the '=1' / '=0' at the end of the link does nothing to resolve this dilemma
Are you folks not cognisant of the workings of your rivals who have the ability to simply supply 'forum friendly' [img]....[/img] url links at the click of a mouse?
[[raw=1] HOW LONG DOES THIS FUNCTION WORK? AND ALL MY LINKS GET OUT AGAIN?
Hi.
That's the fear I have. I will work for several hours to change all my links so that after Dropbox unilaterally decides that it no longer works. I really hope this does not happen.
Regards
- Suggest you do not use dropbox. Find another provider.
DB cannot be trusted, they unilaterally change things, and refuse to explain why.
Vote with your feet and save future heartache.Dropbox, you do realise that anyone who doesn't have a Dropbox account cannot view your links on an iPad or iPhone using the "Shared Link"? Why does your website state anyone without an account can view links when it's not true in every case?
