sargan Helpful | Level 6

Could you advise what I change to make files shareable without an account. Recipients only need read/download access . Also can I modify this or will it break the shared link

If I open an incognito window .. shared file does open ... there is no message across the bottom of the screen. However, that is not the action when shared on Facebook groups

I'm still unsure here. If I go into dropbox and on file/folder right-click and I get option Dropbox>share and that creates me a link to share . It adds comment "Anyone with this link can view" This isi the way I have always shared DropBox files Are you saying this share method is not correct, and that to share a file, I…

incredible you dont even accept your own links 

This is how it appears in others-

This is how things used to appear: (icon far better)

To explain a bit more .... previously when I shared a DropBox link it would appear in a FB group as an icon. Now though it just appears as a link ..... and when they click on it tey get page to download DropBox .. and many quit at that point. Here is an example. How can I get back to it showing as an icon ?

No reply yet. Previously file would load into FB as an icon ... it's not doing that. People don't like clicking in links unless they know whats there - how do I get back to sharing as an icon ?

Previoulsy file would appear as an icon in FB or messenger - now it's a link to install s/w How do I get back to sharing as a icon of the file ?

I don't know - just had people say they could not view file as it required Dropbox install and they did not want to add software. I'll ask.

Thnx ... that seems to meet the needs.

If I create a 'shared link' to a folder and create it as a 'link for viewing' does it automatically confer same 'view' privileges to all items contained within that folder .. including contents of sub-folders ?

will this allow download without ability to change my files (which is what I want)

related to this, I have looked in help pages .. it talk about having to share a folder and I can select edit or view. I want people to be able to download ... but not make changes to my files ..... will view allow that ? confusing as when I tried a 'share' option it asks me for names. I want to share to 'all'

No idea what the folder is/was. Until I upgraded to W11 DropBox was a square Blue icon on desktop (shortcut) now its a folder so definitely changes. What I want is a folder that I can put public access items ....for me that is a number of files, and a number of sub folders with files ..... want to be able to click on a…

I double click on the short cut and it opens and I can navigate to folder I want (as per view) if not connected, why does it open to show files? I’ll reinstall, see if that fixes things.