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Need .jpg not .jpeg
Hi all, As of a few days ago I finally figured out a great solution to my workflow by using an Android phone to take my pictures directly into Dropbox as Android creates .jpg file extensions whic...
Hannah
Dropbox Community Moderator
Dropbox Community ModeratorThanks for the additional info, DropD.
The thing is that the URLs of the files that are saved in your Dropbox account, won't work for previewing the files on other browsers.
The URLs can only work for the browser you're signed into at the time.
If you want to share these files, would our shared links feature work for you?
Hannah,
I was able to give a direct link to ABE books and it worked great literally last week though. Was there a policy change in the last few days? I can send you the listing to that book and you will see my image on there. Their system doesn't allow for gallery linking or embedded linking that the share link creates. Not being able to send direct links is really problematic because that's the whole point of life is having a direct link to the image host I know the image host hates that but there's really no other good way to do it with certain systems. We also still need to figure out the jpg versus jpeg situation.
I was able to give a direct link to ABE books and it worked great literally last week though. Was there a policy change in the last few days? I can send you the listing to that book and you will see my image on there. Their system doesn't allow for gallery linking or embedded linking that the share link creates. Not being able to send direct links is really problematic because that's the whole point of life is having a direct link to the image host I know the image host hates that but there's really no other good way to do it with certain systems. We also still need to figure out the jpg versus jpeg situation.
- Rich
Super User II
DropD wrote:
Their system doesn't allow for gallery linking or embedded linking that the share link creates.Have you tried modifying the shared link for direct download or raw access?
- Rich
DropD wrote:
Yes, I sure have. I have tried raw=1 and dl=1 to no avail.Those are the only ways to get a direct link, and even they result in a redirect. I have no idea how the method you were using previously was working, because any link you receive by right-clicking on a preview and copying the link to the image would result in a link that only works for you or those that are signed in to your account, and that hasn't changed.
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