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Soo Li's avatar
Soo Li
Explorer | Level 3
6 months ago

A shared view-only link will not work as users have to log in and request access

I have tried this for hours and hours and it will not work.  I have tried the app and the desk top version.  I am doing everything correctly.  Make a link for viewing only, set my password, set expir...
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Jay
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6 months ago

Hi Soo Li, thanks for bringing this to our attention.

Could you try to open the shared link yourself on an incognito/private browsing window (meaning you're not logged into any Dropbox account) and see what options you get?

There should be an option to log in to a Dropbox account, however, beneath that prompt, there should also be an option to view the link on the website instead.

This will help me to assist further!

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