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SortedByName
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4 months ago
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Issues with downloading big files through a shared link

I uploaded some big files to Dropbox and installed a public link allowing download of them. When I sign out and pretend to be the public trying to download them it says they are too big to download a...
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    SortedByName
    4 months ago

    Okay, it seems I overlooked when it keeps inviting the end-user to sign up or log in, there is also an option to continue with the download without a Dropbox account. It's easy to overlook. 

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SortedByName
Helpful | Level 5
4 months ago

Okay, it seems I overlooked when it keeps inviting the end-user to sign up or log in, there is also an option to continue with the download without a Dropbox account. It's easy to overlook. 

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Walter
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4 months ago

No worries SortedByName - just let us know if anything else comes up. 

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