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ae2rigc
New member | Level 2
8 years ago

Ending support of public folder

Just heard from dropbox that support for the public folder is ending.   --------- As a result, we’ll soon be ending support for the Public folder. Dropbox Pro users will be able to use the Publ...
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  • Mark's avatar
    Mark
    8 years ago
    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!
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LGM
Helpful | Level 5

Since the removal of the public folder I have been using links like https://www.dropbox.com/s/esdsdsdsddxcrds/my_image.jpg?dl=1 to include images in my phpbb forum.

 

But I have just realized that all images now show empty !! These links do no longer work !

What ???? Dropbox changed their policy again ??

 

Btw I keep getting this irritating popup warning that tells me I'm running out of space in my dropbox acount when I still have 15% room in there and even though I have turned off every single notification from the preferences menu.

 

Dropbox, you're wasting my time and efforts, you suck.

  • LGM's avatar
    LGM
    Helpful | Level 5
    7 years ago

    Yes thanks for the tip, I tried it and it works but ... do I really want to change all these messages or take the time to create a hasardous mysql search/replace regexp ?? When I know dropbox will again change their policy in maybe just a few weeks ...

     

    This is so disapointing .. Dropbox used to be perfect for syncing folders, saving photos, sharing folders with family and co workers ... what a mess.

     
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