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smartcooky
Explorer | Level 4
5 years ago

Why are the words "Simplify your Life" being added to my Dropbox links

Just as the subject implies.   I right click on a folder or file, choose "Copy Dropbox link" and when I paste it into a forum, it looks OK, but when I submit the post, it has my link with the wor...
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konnektor
Helpful | Level 5
3 years ago

I'm getting this as well - no indication except in the copied link file title.

 

Has anyone found out where this is coming from?

 

 

  • Rich's avatar
    Rich
    Icon for Super User II rankSuper User II
    3 years ago
    konnektor wrote:

    Has anyone found out where this is coming from?

    The site you're pasting it in to is likely reading the content at the link and pulling a page title or header. Dropbox has no control over this.

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    Megan
    Icon for Dropbox Community Moderator rankDropbox Community Moderator
    3 years ago

    Hi konnektor, welcome to our Community! 

     

    Where are you trying to paste the link to? If you simply paste the link into your browser, do you notice this behavior, or does the name of it displays without an issue?

     

    Let me know more! 

    • konnektor's avatar
      konnektor
      Helpful | Level 5
      3 years ago

      Hi Megan

       

      The phrase appears when I paste the link into WhatsApp. Doesn't appear on Telegram, so WhatsApp is the only place that it shows up - on the preview within the app.

      • Megan's avatar
        Megan
        Icon for Dropbox Community Moderator rankDropbox Community Moderator
        3 years ago

        Hi konnektor, if you don't see the same message when pasting the link itself on your browser, then it's most likely what Rich mentioned above. 

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