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hamptondude8
Helpful | Level 5
2 years ago

I need to know the download count

I need to know how many times a particular file was downloaded from my dropbox public folder!
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hamptondude8's avatar
hamptondude8
Helpful | Level 5
2 years ago

I wanted to know how many times my download link was used to download a file.

I found out that dropbox does not support this feature...

HOWEVER I found a solution... Get a shorthened URL address. Many of these websites also provide free tracking of the use of the shorthened URL

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