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To my surprise I noticed that it isn't possible to embed shared files anymore by using the ?raw=1 parameters as discussed in the Dropbox Help Center.
For instance, I am not able to see the following file anymore in Chrome 56.0.2924.87 or 57.0.2987.98:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/qgauf66zeoi816i/___TEST___.pdf?raw=1
The Errors that are being thrown by Chrome:
The issues currently doesn't seem to affect any other browsers like IE, Edge or FF.
Update: Safari 10.0.3 (Mac Sierra) also seems to be affected
Are you are aware of this issue? And will it be solved?
I just updated Chrome to Version 62.0.3202.75 (Official Build) (64-bit) and it actually seems to be working now.
Same issue here: PDFs won't open (Safari and Firefox, both under current versions). Every single link I have is ...raw=1, so basically nothing works at the moment. Am I missing something...? They all simply stopped working all of a sudden—just now—and I really need all these files to be working properly.
@guilhermegarcia There's nothing about VPNs in general that should be affecting this. I just tried it, and raw=1 links are working properly for me in Chrome, Safari, and Firefox, all both on and off a VPN. That being the case, it sounds like there may be something about your VPN connection in particular that is interfering unfortunately.
Thanks, Greg! I actually found out what the problem was: my VPN (NordVPN) has this thing called "CyberSec"—it's an additional security feature. If you don't deactivate it, raw=1 files won't render.
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