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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 to clear this up? I tried contact, the chatbot, etc. I can't see anything on their list of possible offenses that would make any sense. Thank you to anyone who can help this computer ignoramus. I never used to have such a problem with this photo folder.
Hi Walter, I don't know how to do a screenshot. Could you tell me? Alternatively, I'll try to find the message and just copy and type it into here.
Maybe I should add that I then tried another Dropbox folder of mine, and got the same refusal. All these links are some years old, if that helps explain anything.
Thanks, Abby
- Mark
Super User II
Are these Dropbox links you are using Abby8 ? That means they are probably not in your Dropbox folder as you are viewing them on a public website.
If they are in yours you can see them at www.dropbox.com/home
Hi Walter, I don't know how to do a "screenshot," but I got bright and made a copy of the message--here it is:
We blocked this link to be safe
We noticed something suspicious - like a lot of downloads in a day. Ask the owner to create a new link. Learn moreThis doesn't make much sense to me--I can't imagine why there would be lots of downloads; I haven't shared it with anyone for awhile, and I hardly doubt this is the sort of material someone would want to steal (it is just photos from my time in Peace Corps in the 1960s). Here is the link I'm trying to access:
[link removed]
Just BTW, I AM the owner! Please help! (I fear the problem extends to other folders--I tried another one and got the same message.)
- Hannah
Dropbox Staff
Hey Abby.
You might own the content of the link, if you purchased access to the files, for example, but in Dropbox terms, the owner is the person who uploads the files to their account.
Were you the one that initially uploaded the photos to your account and created the link?
Or was the link sent to you by someone else?
