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How can I share vCard file so that someone clicking on it can download it?
I have a vCard file (myname.vcf) in dropbox. I want to link to the vCard in my email signature. The normal link doesn't seem to work. How can I link to the vCard so that someone clicking on the li...
Thanks, Jay. That works for normal files. But apparently not for vCard files (MyName.vcf). I am sure this isn't the first time someone has asked this but I couldn't find any previous questions or answers. There must be a way to link to a vCard in dropbox.
Jay
Dropbox Community Moderator
Dropbox Community ModeratorI want to put in my signature the word: "vCard" and have that hyperlinked to the vCard in Dropbox so that if someone clicks on it, the vCard will download to their computer. If they don't click on it then nothing happens.
- Rich
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GaryA wrote:
I want to put in my signature the word: "vCard" and have that hyperlinked to the vCard in Dropbox so that if someone clicks on it, the vCard will download to their computer.
The method that Jay mentioned in his first reply will work just fine for any file. There's nothing that prevents it from working for a vCard.
Here's an example of a vCard that works through a share link:
And here's one that that will download directly without going to the Dropbox website first, which uses the second method that Jay mentioned:
Thanks, Rich. I must be doing something wrong because I am not getting the result you got.
Here are the links that I get:
Share link: https://www.dropbox.com/s/w3q5wqtq24p69oi/GaryAminoff.vcf?dl=0
2nd Method: https://www.dropbox.com/s/w3q5wqtq24p69oi/GaryAminoff.vcf?dl=1
If you click on either of these links you get this:
.vcf files can’t be previewed.GaryAminoff.vcf · 894 bytesIf you click on "Open" it doesn't download.Any idea what I am doing wrong?
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