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madnanbashir1
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2 years ago

The shared link URL is different on the website vs the URL from the Windows app

In website the url contains &st=xxxxxx so we can use the link with with dl.dropboxusercontent.com ending with ;raw=1 While the windows app's sharing link doesn't include the &st=xxxxxx hence chagin...
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madnanbashir1
New member | Level 1
2 years ago

try by replacing dropbox with dl.dropboxusercontent and ameding it with raw=1 works for website generate link

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/scl/fi/98dw908ng9820929/The-Coaching-Habit-Graphic-Summary-Preview-1-_compressed.pdf?rlkey=92314j0nq9fng&st=5wqe5hs3;raw=1

But doesn't work for desktop app generated link

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/scl/fi/98dw908ng9820929/The-Coaching-Habit-Graphic-Summary-Preview-1-_compressed.pdf?rlkey=92314j0nq9fng;raw=1

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Jay
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2 years ago

Thanks for the info, in order to look into this matter in more detail, I'd recommend contacting the support team directly for them to investigate further.

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