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ae2rigc
New member | Level 2
10 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
    10 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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Chris R.
Collaborator | Level 10
9 years ago

Dropbox's words "pretty much the same as" need to be challenged. Shared links are actually notremotely like direct links. The clue is in the word "direct". This means you can embed one of your - e.g. - images direct into another forum's post, and they can be seen there without having to leave the site and go to Dropbox's own site.

 

And there is the reason I believe : Dropbox wants everyone to suffer the inconvenience of leaving the topic they're browsing somewhere, and to go to the DB site where, I imagine, they are supposed to "sign up" for the service if they haven't already. This despite everyone already knowing who Dropbox are and unlikely to sign up to them when irritated at being diverted away from the webpage they were browsing.

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ahtiandr
Helpful | Level 5
9 years ago

but the main question is, will this affect direct links generated not from public folders ?

  • Chris R.'s avatar
    Chris R.
    Collaborator | Level 10
    9 years ago

    Is there such a thing? I thought all links not from the Public folder were 'shared links' not direct, and if so, will not be affected.

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