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1025 TopicsWill the owner know if I download a file they shared through a link?
Someone shares a PDF file using the link. I clicked the link, and I was asked to register a Dropbox account to download the file. I am using my personal email to register this software. But I don't want the owner to know that it is me that have downloaded the file. I am concerned if the owner will know who is downloading their sharing files. What information is shared to the file owner when I download it? I am really new to this software thank you!11Views0likes1CommentDropbox public links have been suspended for generating excessive traffic. Now what?
I have tried to download a large file shared with me from a client a number of times and every time it is about to finish the folder gets corrupted and I get a suspension from Dropbox? Why is this happening? I am not the owner of the files I am trying to download, and I am pretty sure the owner of the files pays for the service, so why is this happening?90Views0likes12CommentsShared link to folder from Quickbase channel takes me to empty folder
I am using the Quickbase Dropbox channel to create a folder and upload files to that folder. I then get the Share URL using the Quickbase Dropbox channel and save it in a Quickbase table. I can see the folder and its files when I log into my Dropbox account. But when I use the Share URL in my browser, I get a screen showing the folder name but that it is empty. I need to see the files also.Solved34Views0likes2CommentsPublic links have been temporarily suspended for generating excessive traffic.
I have received an email a couple of times saying that Public links have been temporarily suspended for generating excessive traffic, the first time I was able to unban the account clicking on the link, this time says "Unable to unban account", What can I do? Thank you23Views0likes5CommentsCorrect the 'sharelink' description in the Linux commands documentation
The table at https://help.dropbox.com/installs/linux-commands#What-Linux-commands-are-available-on-Dropbox says, about the sharelink command: sharelink dropbox sharelink FILE This prints out a shared link for FILE. FILE Absolute path to FILE ...But that's not correct. FILE doesn't have to be an absolute path, it can be any path (relative or absolute) that points to a file in the Dropbox folder. For example: dropbox sharelink $HOME/Dropbox/MyDocument.odt Outputs a share link like https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/$IDENTIFIER1/MyDocument.odt?rlkey=$IDENTIFIER2&dl=0 cd $HOME/Dropbox dropbox sharelink MyDocument.odt Outputs the same share link cd $HOME dropbox sharelink Dropbox/MyDocument.odt Still the same share link as the previous two commands (Also, side note, what's the point of providing a post editor with the ability to insert tables and code snippets, if this is going to happen when we hit "Publish"?) Content Not Published Your post contains invalid HTML. Remove the following invalid tags before publishing: a, a (class), div, li-code, li-table, li-td, li-tr, li-tsection28Views0likes1Comment"Copy Dropbox link" option not working on macOS Sequoia 15.1
I use a Basic version of Dropbox. The Quick Actions menu works on my MacBook Pro (2023) running Sonoma 14.7.1 but not on my other MacBook Pro (late 2023) running Sequoia 15.1. Share and Copy Dropbox link do nothing upon right clicks. I appreciate any help in solving this problem.1.1KViews1like40CommentsCan I no longer share files because I exceeded my daily bandwidth limit?
I shared a installation file in my public folder to transfer a 1GB file to my sister. The file was deleted after the transfer was completed. But now no one can access my shared links. I can still see in in my web browser but not in incognito mode. Did I violate a rule for sharing installation files? I know about the bandwidth cap and I am pretty sure I am way under the cap. Is there a way to see if I am banned or not? Thanks for the help.Solved61Views0likes3CommentsBanned for downloading a file from someone else's link. How is this possible?
Here's the sequence of events: A link to a folder with video files was shared with me (from a business that makes video files) in a password protected folder. I clicked to download the folder locally. Dropbox asks me to login (while giving me the option to just download without logging in), but I log in. I download the folder. I get an email from Dropbox: "This email is an automated notification from Dropbox letting you know that your Public links have been temporarily suspended for generating excessive traffic. [...] Your current account bandwidth limit is 20.00 GB and your current usage is 83.87 GB." This is the size of the file I downloaded (locally) from someone else's link. There is a link to remove the ban, and I do that. My question is: why did I get banned at all? The statement in the email is categorically untrue (at no point did my public links generate excessive traffic). Why is my account penalized for downloading files from another account's shared links? Why did downloading a file to my computer from another account count against my personal account's bandwidth, when I should have been able to download this without logging in at all? Addendum: where do I view my account bandwidth limit? Help files for "bandwidth limit" only refer to limiting file transfer in the desktop app.Solved447Views0likes5CommentsWhy can't we still open shared links directly via the desktop app on macOS?
This used to be possible. Why is it no longer a feature? 2 years ago? Come on Dropbox! I love dropbox, it's such a great app but the functionality which used to be there and now is no longer makes our lives so difficult! We have to send screen grabs with the location of files to our colleagues, because the web link is pointless. Users need a link to with mac os or explorer integration. 😬😬46Views0likes3CommentsMessage that my public links have been temporarily suspended for generating excessive traffic.
I do have a free account and a client send me a link that I can upload and it shows this error for some reason. I checked my email and I had this email: Hi Anna, This email is an automated notification from Dropbox letting you know that your Public links have been temporarily suspended for generating excessive traffic. I click on it and its says I am banned. I made the free trial for 1 month to see if anything changes and I still cannot use it.44Views0likes2Comments