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RHimadiiev
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2 years ago
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Cant you get the Dropbox shared link from the Mac OS path name?

Is it possible to get the Dropbox link from the file Pathnamein the clipboard on MacOS? 1. Select the file in the dropbox folder 2. Copy as Pathname   => Get the dropbox sharable link
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  • Jay's avatar
    Jay
    2 years ago

    Thanks for the info. Currently what you're asking for wouldn't be possible via any command line script, with the normal desktop app.

     

    However, if you use the Dropbox API with a custom app or service, you could create shared links from there using this information.

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Walter
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2 years ago

While we can't really comment on those 3rd party apps and their features, you might be better off if you reached out to them directly and ask if this would be somehow possible RHimadiiev 


Let us know if you have anything else you'd like to ask in the meantime. 

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RHimadiiev
Helpful | Level 5
2 years ago

Why not implement the key command for this function?

  • Mark's avatar
    Mark
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    2 years ago
    RHimadiiev wrote:

    Why not implement the key command for this function?

    You can request a feature change via this forum area, but, its something that has been asked for a few times (rarely if I'm honest) and not implemented. 

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