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DropBilly
Explorer | Level 3
6 months ago

Why can't the recipients of a shared link access it from the web, but are asked to open the app?

I have a dropbox account and use it on on my iOs apps as well as app on MacBook and iMac.     I want to be able to share the documents in one folder with a few people (Advance Healthcare Direct...
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    Hannah
    6 months ago

    Hey DropBilly, thanks for the screenshot and the additional info.

     

    If they just tap on "View folder", where does it redirect them to?

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BlondeInTally
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For me when I click "view folder" it just displays the same page, requiring the app.
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Nancy
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4 months ago

BlondeInTally , are you seeing the same thing with multiple shared links? 

 

Do you have another browser on your mobile device where you can test this on?

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