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what is cfl.dropboxstatic.com.url
I recently had all my files in a shared folder deleted. I was able to go in and restore them all, but in the process found one suspicious file, which I did not restore which was "cfl.dropboxstatic.c...
Hi all, apologies for the confusion here — I can help provide some information.
Background: Dropbox allows you to save website URLs to Dropbox as individual files. For example, if you were to navigate to www.dropbox.com, then drag and drop the URL from the URL bar of your web browser into Dropbox, it would result in a file being created called "www.dropbox.com.url". If you were to click on that file, it will open a new browser window or tab and take you to that page.
Now, about the "cfl.dropboxstatic.com.url" files: we had a temporary issue with our new redesigned website where, in some cases, dragging and dropping a file in your Dropbox on the website (for example, to drag it into another folder, or by accident) would mistakenly add it to your Dropbox as a URL file.
We've since fixed this issue, so you shouldn't see it happen again; however, if you have any of these cfl files in your account, you can simply delete them – they're harmless!
Mark
Super User II
Super User IIYou may have followed the same procedure as always, however, that does not get around the fact that you've not actually uploaded the file. You've uploaded a shortcut to the file.
It will never open because there is no 'file' there - its simply a shortcut.
You need to follow the shortcut on your computer and upload the files.
It will never open because there is no 'file' there - its simply a shortcut.
You need to follow the shortcut on your computer and upload the files.
This is happening with even more frequency and driving me absolutely nuts. I am not dragging or dropping anything. Sometimes it happens when I have Dropbox in a separate browser window or Dropbox is the only open tab in the only open browser. I'm not copying anything or dragging anything. I just don't get it. I wish this was fixed. I'm tired of deleting these stupid #cfl.dropboxstatic files as they pop up.
