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ThomasKronevald's avatar
ThomasKronevald
Helpful | Level 5
2 years ago

Share a folder with everyone - also for people without having a Dropbox account.

Hi   Dropbox is killing me.    I want to create a folder, who everyone with the link sent via email or through our website can view/download files. However, it seems, I only can create a folder f...
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  • BenDBX's avatar
    BenDBX
    2 years ago

    Hi Everybody,

     

    If your shared links have stopped working, please refer to this Help Center article for troubleshooting steps. If your links still don't work after taking these steps, you can contact the support team for further assistance.

     

    As Rich mentioned, shared links default to the “Can Edit” setting. You can restrict access to “View Only” for each link you share. You can read more about managing sharing permissions here.

     

    Regards,

    Ben

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Aibrahimy
Explorer | Level 4
Hi,
I have the same issue with my Dropbox plus apps. Before the changes i can share my folder easily.. just click share.. create link and done.

But now whenever i clicked share .. the app ask to choose link type so people can add delete and edit files. I just want to share the link so that others who do not have Dropbox account can view and download
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Rich
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2 years ago
ThomasKronevald wrote:

It seems I can only create links were you need to be a member or have an account.

Aibrahimy wrote:
But now whenever i clicked share .. the app ask to choose link type so people can add delete and edit files.
Tina S.13 wrote:

I've been doing this for years from my dropbox account. Yesterday it stopped working.

The default for a shared link is now Can Edit. You either need to change it to Can View with each new link you create, or go into your sharing settings and set the default for new links to be Can View.

 

 

  • Tina S.13's avatar
    Tina S.13
    Helpful | Level 5
    2 years ago

    I also tried changing the settings to "can view". Still didn't work

    • ThomasKronevald's avatar
      ThomasKronevald
      Helpful | Level 5
      2 years ago

      Same her

       

      Megan Any news from your side?

      • Tina S.13's avatar
        Tina S.13
        Helpful | Level 5
        2 years ago

        Not a whisper

  • ThomasKronevald's avatar
    ThomasKronevald
    Helpful | Level 5
    2 years ago

    Hi Rich,

     

    I have tried all settings - no luck. 

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