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Abby8
2 years agoExplorer | Level 4
Old shared link won't work, it's marked as suspicious.
Dropbox claims they think there is something suspicious about this old folder. I'm just trying to make sure the link still works, to send it on to a dear cousin who is dying. How do I get Dropbox t...
Mark
Super User II
Can you explain exactly what you are trying to do and most importantly HOW?
Screenshots would help 🙂
Abby8
2 years agoExplorer | Level 4
I am trying to look at a Dropbox folder of old photos of mine from Africa. The link I've had saved and used for years with no problem now says Dropbox thinks there is something "suspicious" about it, like maybe too many downloads (which I doubt) and won't let me open it. Exactly, I want to look at it myself, and then email the link to a cousin who is dying. How, I simply copied the link into the URL box in my browser, hit enter. That has always worked before. Unfortunately, I don't know how to do a screenshot.
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