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Dropbox is not allowing me to download. It usually gives me an error.
so, for almost a year now I've been having a problem with dropbox where it does not allow me to download anything directly from the site, I would have to save the file I want to download in my dropbox and either download 2 things at once or wait for dropbox to sync stuff to my PC at first, it started with not allowing me to use the download button in the middle from the file's site giving me a "there has been a problem downloading your file" or something like that, I would have to use the one on the top right corner then all of the sudden that didn't work anymore giving me the same error, so after trying to figure out how to download files I found out that I could save a file in my dropbox account and then download it from there that stopped working after some time as well like I honestly feel like dropbox is targeting me at this point so since I couldn't find anything else to download I had to download the program in my PC and wait for it to sync stuff for me I got annoyed of it after a while (for no real reason, just don't like having something like that going on for me) so I went back to the site to see if I can find a way to download anything, after a while I found out that I can bulk download files and that would be ok with dropbox honestly, if I can still download that way I am completely fine but the most thing that frustrates me is since I am not allowed to download from the file's site in dropbox, any link that has "dl=1" just doesn't open, it's just an error screen of "we can't reach this page" but I could still go around it by changing the 1 into a 0, but the real problems comes to links that are just random letters and numbers with "dl=1" in the end changing the dl=1 to a 0 will not make the page open for me to bulk download it and this frustrates me a lot a friend of mine was able to download the files I wanted and sent it to me and everything worked fine to him so it seems to be an only me thing I've tried using another browser and downloading in incognito and none of those worked out for me I hope you will be able to find something about this thank youSolved12KViews0likes8Comments
How can I grab a shared link that I'll be able to text to others?
Hello, I am trying to share the link with people who attended our wedding so that they can add their photos. I do not have all email addresses, how would I get a link to be able to text/ whatsapp this to friends and family? Many thanks, SineadSolved7.1KViews0likes1Comment
I can't download a file sent through a link by AI
Hi everyone, im chating with IA and the app designed an excel and is trying to send it to me with a dropbox link. But when i click in the link it says that de link is wrong. Do you know if its possible what im trying to do? I cant solve it. (i tried with a lot of plataforms with same result) Thanks834Views0likes3Comments
How to know if/when a file has been downloaded?
If I create a link to one of my files, and I give that link to a friend, then he can download it. Is there a way for me to know if or when ANYBODY ever downloads that file? (Regardless of whether the person Has or doesn't have a Dropbox account.) Thanks.Solved4.3KViews0likes2Comments
"View only" link says "Join Folder", "Copy to Dropbox", "Download". I don't want "Join Folder"
I create printables I share on Etsy, and because the files are so large, I send a dropbox folder link. It USED to be that the page the link went to would have the choices at top Copy to Dropbox and Download ONLY. Now every link has Join Folder, Copy to Dropbox, and Download. I keep getting email requests to join the folder, which is really annoying. I just want someone to be able to download the files, and that's it. I cannot figure out for the life of me how to make the Join Folder go away! I've tried everything I can think of and nothing changes. I'm going crazy.Solved19KViews8likes78CommentsHow do I find a folder shared with me by a link on Dropbox?
Someone shared a folder with me and sent me a link. Some time later I went back to my dropbox account but I don't see the folder they shared with me. Do I have to memorize the link so I can get to folders that were shared with me? I assume I would see it right on my dropbox page, and if I'm not mistaked there used to be a "folders shared with you" section. It's not too useful if I have to keep track of links for shared folders. I'm sure this has been answered a million times already, but I couldn't find it.Solved36KViews0likes3CommentsI sent a shared link to someone, but they can't download the file to their device.
I was able to email a link to one of my Dropbox folders to someone who is not on Dropbox. They can view the files in the folder (in their web browser). However, there doesn't appear to be any option to download a file to their computer (for example, PDF or MP4 file). How do they do this? Thanks, JordanSolved15KViews0likes5Comments
