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ae2rigc
New member | Level 2
9 years ago
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Ending support of public folder

Just heard from dropbox that support for the public folder is ending.   --------- As a result, we’ll soon be ending support for the Public folder. Dropbox Pro users will be able to use the Publ...
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  • Mark's avatar
    Mark
    9 years ago
    LGM - the issue is that people are abusing it and causing issues for everybody by getting the Dropbox domains blacklisted which cause emails to fail and downloads to be blocked by firewalls etc.

    In terms of changing the extension, sorry, no idea how you would do that!
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Pablo f.6
Helpful | Level 7
9 years ago

Alternatives from Dropbox ; If it is to help I can indicate the following:

 

Amazon S3 (Cheap and Easy) https://aws.amazon.com/s3

You just need to click on the file and choose the function 'make a public'

 

 

Google Cloud https://cloud.google.com/storage

 

You just need to select the public link option and click on it to copy the link

 

Canceling my dropbox account yet this month I suggest a bulk cancellation!!!

 

 

 

 

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Metta
New member | Level 2
9 years ago

Thanks for your feedback, Pablo f6! Much appreciated.

 

I haven't watched this entire video playlist yet -- but, FWIW, these videos may provide some helpful comparative information for those who are now considering alternatives to Dropbox, in light of the planned death of the Public Folder

> Dropbox vs Google Drive vs iCloud vs OneDrive vs Amazon Cloud Drive | 2016 Edition

 

Note:

> From what I can tell, Dropbox quit providing the Public Folder in new user accounts back in 2012.

> Since this video play list was created in January of 2016:

-- the Dropbox video does not address anything spefically related to the Public Folder and

-- it will obviously not be informed by today's Dropbox announcement to kill the Public Folder next year (09.01.17).

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