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Share ics files for calendar app
Hi, I would like to share some script-generated .ics files via a dropbox shared link so that I can sync it with my phone's/mac's calendar app.
It used to work... years ago, but now when I enter the dropbox shared link like
https://www.dropbox.com/s/9thqahtdtz707eq/main.ics?dl=1
and copy it to Kalendar.app it messes up the URL and I end up with
/s/9thqahtdtz707eq/main.ics
So the calendar is not syncing correctly...
When I add another like e.g. with parameter like
https://example.com/main.js?dl=1
It works perfectly...
So since this used to work on older OSX I also tried that using 10.11 and there I have the same issues....
Long story short, did something change on dropbox's side so that sharing .ics files via a public link does not work any more?
- Daphne
Dropbox Staff
Hello hubionmac, thanks for reaching out to us here!
As far as I know, there haven't been any recent changes in how the shared links are generated, but I'd be happy to look into this further with you.
Would you mind just providing me a little more info on the steps that you're taking to accomplish this such as where are you copying the shared link from?
If you could let me know a step-by-step guide on what you're workflow with this is, it would be very helpful.
Also, if you were to create a shared link for another file type does this copy over correctly?
Looking forward to your reply!
The OS is in german, but the shortcuts should be the same ;-)
- Daphne
That's perfect, thanks for that hubionmac!
Would you mind letting me know if you have the same issue when using a shared link for another file type?
Since the link is being copied correctly from Dropbox, I'm wondering if perhaps the calendar app isn't recognising the link properly.
