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madnanbashir1
New member | Level 1
14 days 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 chaging  dl.dropboxusercontent.com ending with ;raw=1 doesn't work.

  • Jay's avatar
    Jay
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    Hi madnanbashir1, thanks for bringing this to our attention.

     

    Could you clarify what you mean in relation to this matter? When rendering files on the site, you need to change dl=0 to raw=1, and it should render normally.

     

    A sample shared link (with random letters so it doesn't load a real link) from your Windows machine, and from the site would help make this clearer for me.

     

    This will help me to assist further!

    • madnanbashir1's avatar
      madnanbashir1
      New member | Level 1

      Thank you.

      This link was created in desktop app

      www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/98dw908ng9820929/The-Coaching-Habit-Graphic-Summary-Preview-1-_compressed.pdf?rlkey=92314j0nq9fng&dl=0

      While for same file dropbox website created this link

      www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/98dw908ng9820929/The-Coaching-Habit-Graphic-Summary-Preview-1-_compressed.pdf?rlkey=92314j0nq9fng&st=5wqe5hs3&dl=0

      You see there is a missing &st=5wqe5hs3 in the windows app generated link

      • Jay's avatar
        Jay
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        Thanks, I've amended the links so that they are no longer valid. 

         

        The &st=5wqe5hs3 section doesn't affect the overall shared link. Changing dl=0 to raw=1 displays the same file on both links on my end.

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