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ae2rigc
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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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fearfeasog
New member | Level 2
10 years ago

OK, I can't read this entire 23 page thread for an answer here, so I'll just ask:

 

I assume I will have the same problem with my audio file links as others do with their image links. I used the "create public link" option, usually from the DB file location in my computer's file browser, to create these links. For a few, more recently, I used the "share file" option on the DB website. Not embeds--just straight links. Will all of these links need to be recreated? If so, will I have to wait until the public folder goes private, or can I start doing it now? I don't see how doing it now will halp, so I forsee having to wait until everything goes offline at once, then deal with the mess afterward. WTF Dropbox?

 

Here are 2 examples of links I created:

 

https://dl.dropbox.com/u/5292212/SLOW%20SESSION/O%27Connor%27s%20polka%20fast%20%28Ben%29.mp3

 

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/5292212/SLOW%20SESSION/handsome%20young%20maid.mp3

 

thanks, ff

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