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Why does my shared link preview like "scl" instead of "s"? Can I change that?
Hello. My question concerns my recent issue with file sharing. Usually, my links were generated in this way: 'https://www.dropbox.com/s/'. However, lately, every file is being generated in this way: 'https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/'. Do you know a way to restore the old way of generating links? I just need old way of links, because game can't read new links
Greet 😛
Direct Download on new link architecture is Solved
What is the DL parameter?
- Default link. This will render the content in the Dropbox file viewer.
- Downloads the content of the link (if the user has access to the content based on link settings). This query parameter takes precedence even if raw=1 is also added.
- Directly renders the content in the browser (if the link has a public audience and no other restrictions). Note that this link has an HTTP 302 redirect, so the application or browser must be able to follow the redirect.
What are the dl.dropbox... modifications?
These are link transformations from the early days of Dropbox. While we don't "officially" list these anymore in our Help Center, we are continuing to support them for now.- Replacing www with dl works exactly like a ?raw=1 link: this will directly render content for public links in the browser. It requires following an HTTP 302 redirect.
- Works like a ?raw=1 link, but the application or browser will not need to follow an HTTP 302 redirect to access the content.
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Hi Hannah,
no the link doesn't work when I delete the extra characters.
Our charity allows visitors to listen to a weekly audio recording through the telephone line. In order for it to work I need a code generated by Dropbox to be able to link the audio file in my Dropbox to the parent website that operates the telephone line. With the generated codes acting differently, the parent website can't access it and reports it as a fault.
Scott
Hi,
Watching this thread with interest ....
Stratoman 😉- Yes.
This was from the support chat transcript, without putting the full files in:
The end of the one that didn’t work:
dl=0&rlkey=(Random stuff)
The end of the ones that did work:
dl=0
However; even the overall links are entirely different:
The one that didn’t work had:
https: //www. dropbox. com / scl/ fi (numbers and letters)/(what I named the mp3 file)?dl=0&rlkey=(Random stuff)
The ones that worked are:
https: //www. dropbox. com /s / (random numbers interlaced with the mp3 file name. Specifically %20)?dl=0
Edit: erased numbers and letters for key section to be substituted with (Random stuff)
Edit 2: placed spaces in the urls so they don’t hyperlink to anywhere
Edit 3: More spaces to EXTRA make sure it doesn’t go anywhere Hi Ufodynasty,
Thanks you for your reply.
I changed dl=0 to dl=1 on the new link and it worked perfectly in Geoching.com
Shame Dropbox didn't give notice of this change to save all this hassle.
Many thanks
StratomanHi aaronpanganiban21
I've fixed my problem.
As suggested by Ufodynasty I changed the dl=0 to dl=1 and the link now works in Geochaing.com 🙂What a shame Dropbox didn't warn us of the change to the link it would have saved so much hassle.
Hope you solve your problem soon.
StratomanYes, i trying to upload any file type
- How do you change the link? Do you write it after you hit “copy” on Dropbox looking through files?
- Megan
Dropbox Community Moderator
Hey everyone, I hope you're doing well!
This is expected behavior, and it's a recent change that's available to some users for now.
You should still be able to create a direct download link by replacing "dl=0" with "dl=1".
If you have any questions, let us know!
While it's great that the "dl" parameter appears to be working now, this does not solve the use cases requiring the "raw" parameter instead of the "dl" parameter.
"raw" is the parameter used to preview content on a website instead of prompting a user to download the file, or open a new window.The new links for whatever reason are not working with the raw parameter. This is a common use case and certainly warrants a solution of its own.
Hi guys, how to get the shared link like https://www.dropbox.com/s/ instead of https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/
when I upload a image and click the copy link, I only get url like scl/fi, I don't want this kind of image url because it contains many dropbox things and not a pure image.
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