Force render issues (raw=1) and shared links won't work for hosting.

Hi

I use images from Dropbox to display images on websites. For this I use the public link such as:

https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/5x1t2ddk9wlhxz5naoscg/2204-01.jpeg?rlkey=m8zkxxnzge6s05rqo696m0jq8&raw=1

(ending dl=0 replaced by raw=1).

 
This no longer works. No image is displayed on the website. 

If I add the address:

https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/5x1t2ddk9wlhxz5naoscg/2204-01.jpeg?rlkey=m8zkxxnzge6s05rqo696m0jq8&raw=1

directly into the browser, the adress is redirected to 

https://ucd8a1098089b4c4a8845e8a7d2b.dl.dropboxusercontent.com/cd/0/inline/CSR-j0SA5XN8_K8Lvb8wcnZjUS-ET9TqBGZlXDQJjXPcaeqGAHINekXc1mb-tgzx-Sq7g1twcAf32L6TbV-94Jx4q85sxuObdvn4sl6iNuRBjfUrUg6rJLDDOJS4PmZ_ndV2egfdRLNMuQpQgypmrdJ0/file

Why that? I think that the redirect is the reason why the image can no longer be displayed on the website where the image is integrated.

Any idea to solve this issue?

Good morning, I do agree with the statement that dropbox isn't a hosting platform. Then remove this https://help.dropbox.com/it-it/share/force-download page.
Really, if it is not intended to allow and manage rendering and download of contents (as a collaboration tool should do, on my personal point of view) then it is ok. I change platform and will not renew my subscription. i don't think Dropbox will care about it. But inform users that this is not allowed and remove pages that explain how to do this.

Have a nice day 🙂

hi, where do you get this information? could any dropbox staff confirm?

I just put images in my obsidian notes? Dropbox can integrate with notion, why can not be used in obsidian?

This is very distressing, as I imagine others know all too well. I don't want to leave Dropbox but I have to have image hosting. Does anybody have a recommendation for an all-purpose storage and sync cloud service that supports image hosting? I need a terabyte or two of storage. I don't mind paying a nominal fee. Alternatively, is there a middle-man tool that can retrieve a Dropbox image and provide the hosting service?

The issue is that Dropbox decided, for some reason, not to use HTTP redirection, the one used before, but HTML redirection. 🤷 Don't ask me why.

So this HTML should become loaded somewhere... one place is redirection of the current page another is new page. As seems they decided in favor of the second way. That's it.

You can try either different link reformatting (not just changing dl=0 to something else, but domain change instead - this as seems still works) or usage of temporary links (whenever possible).

Good luck.

Hi,

Here I leave you a video, before with =1 the download started on the same screen now it takes you to another empty screen.

youtu.be/eIuqISa8pIk 

Hello,

All my Dropbox direct download links ending in (dl=1) no longer automatically download and instead lead to a blank screen.

Previously, the download would start on the same screen.

Is anyone else experiencing the same issue? Please help!

Yup adding the “dl” and removing the “www” worked.  Your a rock star👍

Wonder why this just started?? I will inform my staff of this change.

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Steve Raven wrote:

I just tried a couple of different URLs in a browser window. The link ending in raw=1 played immediately.

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So there you go, It's Dropboxes fault, and NOT the FV Player plugin

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If the links work when you test them in a browser, then they're working as expected. With that being the case, I'd say the fault is with using them in a manner not intended, which isn't a fault of Dropbox.