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mm34
Explorer | Level 3
2 years ago

Preview NOT Displaying - Box just says Dropbox.com after Uploading to a Comment on forum

Recently, sometimes when I upload a jpg into a forum comment, instead of displaying the preview, it just has a box that says Dropbox.com.  Clicking goes to the image but it does not preview.  I have ...
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mm34
Explorer | Level 3
2 years ago

Thank you.  

 

I have recreated the file though.  Go into Photoshop, change the size, rename, and it does the same thing.  Saved as jpg.  It is not a large file under 100KB.  I still have problems with it giving a Create Link.  

 

Usually there is a preview.  Exact same forum.  Sometimes not anymore.  

 

As far as syncing, I also have noticed I can make changes, or change the name on my computer, and it that is not reflected.  So it doesn't seem to be syncing.  Not as one would expect, anyway.  

 

 

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Jay
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2 years ago

Hi mm34, you could try forcing the file to render by changing dl=0 to raw=1. 

 

However, as this is related to how other software tries to preview shared links, there's little else we can suggest on how to make it work under their software.

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