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Please don't block me from generating a link for a file that hasn't finished uploading
A new "feature" has been implemented where if I drop a new file in a DB folder, and then go to click on "Copy Dropbox Link", it simply won't perform the task until the file has finished uploading.
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Hi everyone. We recently discovered a bug that caused this to break. It is now fixed. If you continue to have trouble copying a link to a file that is uploading/syncing please let us know.
It will be especially helpful if you can also tell us:
* What version of Dropbox you're using: Dropbox Windows, Mac, or Web
* The steps you're using to copy the link (e.g. right click, then choose "Copy Dropbox Link" )
Up until recently, you could copy a Dropbox link and paste it to a party while the file is still uploading. You can no longer do this, and it is hampering my efficiency and increases the likelihood of mistakes.
I work in large files when delivering to clients. In the past you could right-click, Copy Link, and send the message with a note to check in a few minutes after the file is done uploading. If the recipient clicked the link early, they were prompted with a message saying the file was still uploading. Then you could move on to the next project immediately.
Now you are required to sit and wait for large files to finish uploading before you can move on to anything else in your day. Either you wait it out or you risk forgetting to go back and copy the link.
And because I am used to copying the links instantly, I still do it. Dropbox doesn't inform the user that the Copy Link function failed. So I risk pasting a link to the wrong file without realizing it.
I request you reinstate the "copy link while while files are still being delivered to Dropbox" feature. If not, please have the app play a sound and post an error to the screen that warns you your link did not copy.
If you're going to remove a feature that people use frequently, you must account for it by having error/toast messages that reflect this change.
I love Dropbox. ❤️ Keep up the great work, but HALP!
