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Is there a way to save a video from Dropbox to my iPhone's camera roll?
Hi, i'd like to save a video from the dropbox app to my camera roll from my iphone x. These videos were made with an old camera, i saved them on a sd card and uploaded it to my dropbox. Now i want to save them on my iphone via the dropbox app. The preview in the app works very well, i can watch the video even when i change the suffix to .mod. But i cannot download it... (and no, i dont want to save it in my files, i'd like to have it in my camera roll like the other videos i took with the iphone). So my question is basically what can i do now and is there a way to save them as i want to? Any suggestions regarding the suffix or the video size? Or maybe direct transfer with itunes? I tried several apps but nothing worked, im a bit devastated and out of ideas... ah and i always get the error message: this type of video cannot be saved on this device Thank you in advance everybody! And im sorry if there is already a thread about this, unfortunately I didnt find anythingSolved19KViews0likes1Comment
".7z files can't be previewed" message when using the mobile app, but they should preview.
I have always been able to preview and extract .7z files on Dropbox. They are small 15 kb or less size files. Today when I attempt to access a .7z file, I am receiving the message ".7z files can't be previewed" . I checked the Help Center and under "File types that preview as a zip file". It states "If your file has one of the following extensions, it will preview as a zip file. You’ll be able to see a list of all folders and files within the zip." The .7z file type is included. What has changed? I am running version 346.2.6.Solved6.3KViews0likes6Comments
Dropbox shared links are too long
Ever since Dropbox has moved to the sci/fi format for generating links, I've been running into a constant issue of the url links becoming so ridiculously long that websites with linkfilters will destroy the address, rendering them unusable. I used to be able to scrape by with finding ways to generate the old, far shorter links, but it's not possible anymore and it's looking more and more likely that I may need to change away from Dropbox due to this issue.166Views0likes4CommentsI get an error when trying to access a file on the website even after refreshing the page
That didn't work for some reason, If it's a fluke, it might work if you refresh the page. You can also ask us for help. The above phrase appears even if the page got refreshed what to do in order to access the file74Views0likes1CommentDamaged files on the Dropbox desktop app on MacOS Sequoia
Several pdf files stored in my DropBox account are listed as having 0kb files sizes when viewing them on desktop. I am unable to open them in a browser or Acrobat. Via dropbox.com, these same files are fine - downloadable and viewable, etc. There is no issue with file size constraints - all files are well within this account's storage capacity. I have removed and re-installed the desktop app with no change to the above. This is on OSX Sequoia. Any insight into why this is occuring would be helpful. It's a basic account, so Dropbox punts on technical support.Solved286Views0likes4Comments
Do shared links have a default expiration date on Dropbox Basic?
Hello, I am currently using the free version of Dropbox, and I would like to confirm if shared links to uploaded folders still do not have an expiration date by default. I understand that with the Dropbox Professional or Business plans, it is possible to set an expiration date for shared links. However, I would like to know if, on the free plan, my shared links will remain active indefinitely unless I manually delete or remove them. Thank you!Solved242Views0likes2Commentsdropbox video link not working
Good afternoon. made a website through the Tilda service, and used a link from Dropbox to play the video on the site, where there is an uploaded video. Previously, the link from Dropbox worked and the video was displayed on the site, but recently it disappeared. Tilda support said that this is a problem on the Dropbox side. Help solve the problem.Solved2.4KViews0likes9CommentsDownloading from a shared link from Patreon gives me an error screen
I am attempting to download a file over a link from patreon. I click the link and its supposed to go to a dropbox screen where i can download the file. I click the link and i get an error screen with your annoying dog. wich only serves to make it more frustrating. nobody else is having that problem with the link so it is clearly not the link at fault.Solved26KViews0likes10Comments
