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Help - need to share files privately - group members want to be anonymous
How can I share a document with a group of people and not have each member of the group see the other members? I have a very large file I need comments on - but my group members do not want to share their email addresses with others so they prefer to remain anonymous to the group. As it is a very large file and I have 20…
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List of shared files
How can I have a list of my shared files if there as now listed in the "links" section or in the "share" section ??
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Copy public link is not working on dropbox.com
Hi I've been using that COPY PUBLIC LINK from dropbox.com for years and at first it used to actually copy it to the windows copy buffer as it should. Over the past couple of months it would pop the address as it should but it stopped being able to automatically copy to the copy buffer, but luckily i could still do it…
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I am getting an error 403 when accessing a link through an email. Can you help?
I clicked on a link from an email to open a file and it took me to an error page that said I should sign in. I am signed in. I was able to open this file two days ago and now I can't. Help, please.
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Why does Dropbox ask for your computer password
Hi, I just came across this blog post detailing some, shall we say, unorthodox ways Dropbox is circumventing OS X security features and tricking users into sharing their admin password: http://applehelpwriter.com/2016/07/28/revealing-dropboxs-dirty-little-security-hack/ I found the same happened on my system (OS X…
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Saving URL to act as a URL Redirect?
I would like to be able to make a share link to a Dropbox file that itself contains a URL such that when the user executes the first link in their browser the end result is that the URL stored in the DB file gets executed through the domino effect of link calling link. How can I best accomplish this? I tried using the DB…
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How do you confirm a folder you shared has been shared?
I looked through the FAQs till I was crosseyed :-) How do I confirm if a Shared folder has been received and shared?
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Someone sent me a link. How do I upload files to it, without affecting my account?
I am brand new to drop box and I was sent a link from someone else and I need to upload some files to it. I created my account and now the files seem to be going into my account and not that link that the other person sent me? Help!
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Why can't I download multiple files at once in Dropbox?
Having the most obvious feature of downloading multiple files at once is not available in dropbox and if it is, it certainly is a hard task to figure the ****** out. And by the way your little help button on the lower left side is not so helpful at all. It's easier to upgrade to some "****** missing part package" with one…
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Is it possible to move shared folders without breaking shared links?
Hi guys, I am trying to clean up and reorganise my Dropbox and would like to know, before I proceed, if I can safely move a shared folder "A" to inside another unshared folder "B" without breaking the links that I have shared with others to folder "A"? Thanks in advance. AC
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Can't Open a Dropbox link sent to me. What can I do?
I am trying to obtain a retirement interview video file that the sender can open with their link and drop box account, but the file cannot be opened by me at my end. I do not know if it is a firewall issue, but I can't open the link on my end? I get a response saying it is a "local file" and it cannot be opened. Here is…
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How to add a public dl.dropboxusercontent.com file to my dropbox?
Someone's sent me an enormous file with a public dropbox link like https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/12345/filename.zip My browser wants to download it, but I'd rather add it to my dropbox and download it via dropbox, the way I can with private links like https://www.dropbox.com/s/12345/filename.zip?dl=0. Is this…
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Can I replace a file but keep the same link? The link has already been shared with clients but I ...
need to replace the version of the file.
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No search box for a shared file?
When I share a file with someone - and they follow the emailed link, they do not have a way of search that file. There is not search option like there is when I go to the files in my dropbox. Am I missing something?
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SHARING MULTIPLE FILES IN BULK
Hi , I need to to share multiple files from a particular folder in an excel sheet so is there any way to share those file in excel in bulk or i need to copy link and paste it one by one to respective values , Is there any way that dropbox create all files link according to there pictures and i just copy all those…
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I am getting a 5xx error. Can you help?
Hi, have searched forum and seems to be a common thing but no answers given anywhere? I am getting a 5xx error and cannot synchronise files - please advise. Many thanks.
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a link has been sent to me that contains illegal files. this folder needs to be removed immediately
I was sent an anonymous link a while back and just opened it and it contains very explicit illegal ******. remove it immediately link: *removed for obvious reasons*
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mapping my dropbox as a network drive and not store locally
Hi I would like to save my visual studio projects on dropbox but not on my local computer. I would like to map it as a network drive. I don't believe selective sync is going to work for this. So I want to create a new project in visual studio and point it to my projects folder on dropbox. So as I work in visual studio the…
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When I share a folder, will all sub-folders be shared (accessible) as well?
Basically, I have a shared folder with sub-folders (and they have sub-folders). If I share the "folder" will all sub folders and their sub-folders (and associated documents) also be shared? Thanks
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Export Links for Multiple Files
I have one thousand images uploaded to a folder. I'd like to have the unique link to every image in the folder. I do not want to give access to the folder. Rather, I want to send one thousand people one image per person. Is there a way to download the public links for every image in my folder? Or do I have to click into…