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Run_DMC
Helpful | Level 5
4 years ago

No Longer Able to Create Shared Links

This afternoon, I was in Windows Explorer and tried as I have many times before to create a link to share a file. However, the option to create a link was no longer available. After restarting my com...
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Здравко
Legendary | Level 20
4 years ago
Run_DMC wrote:

..., I I'll be evaluating other options to see if there's anything that can give me what I'm looking for.

Hi Run_DMC,

Other thing you can do (and I advise you do it) is turn off your so called Dropbox Computer Backup completely at the beginning. Next, once everything completes, you can move whatever you want ( file(s) and/or folder(s) ) to share into Dropbox folder and share it/them from there (as before). That's it. 😉 Even more - such a way is much more safe!

Hope this helps.

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    Run_DMC
    Helpful | Level 5
    4 years ago

    Thanks for your response, but this does not solve my issue. Basically, Dropbox removed an important feature, and it needs to be restored. Unless that happens, I'm done with Dropbox.

    • jirwandi's avatar
      jirwandi
      Helpful | Level 5
      4 years ago

      I feel exactly the same. Without this feature, I could do backups and syncing with other, cheaper, cloud services. 

      • Megan's avatar
        Megan
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        4 years ago

        Hi jirwandi, I hope you're doing well!

         

        Do you still face this issue on your end? Do you notice that with all of your files and folders? 

         

        Let me know! 

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