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Why not use Dropbox public links or something similar?

• maxerickson 9y ago
  I've used imgur in the past because it is upload->url, no further messing around required.
  • stanmancan 9y ago
    If you're sharing with a limited option all you have to do is right click the file in your Dropbox folder and click "get public link" -- others are suggesting there's bandwidth caps so this isn't ideal for a Reddit post or something that might receive large amounts of traffic.
    • Dylan16807 9y ago
      That link does not go to the image. You have to manually edit it.
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• chrisper 9y ago
  Because they have traffic limits.
• jasonkostempski 9y ago
  Unless I'm mistaken, that requires an account, accounts suck.
  • stanmancan 9y ago
    It does, but it was just an option. Really you have three options, free services have ads, paid services which require an account, or host your own.
    • jasonkostempski 9y ago
      Or, for now, use imgur.
      • stanmancan 9y ago
        That falls under the free service with ads
        • jasonkostempski 9y ago
          Didn't even realize they had ads, I guess I should have assumed. Does it really count if you link directly to the jpg though?
• aleksandrm 9y ago
  Afaik, they discontinued offering public links as a way of hosting.
  • ue_ 9y ago
    My friend links me to pictures he's put on Dropbox all the time, usually screenshots. Is that what you're referring to?
    • dylz 9y ago
      No. Dropbox used to have a folder that let you share direct links. https://www.dropbox.com/help/files-folders/public-folder https://www.dropbox.com/help/files-folders/public-folder It's been retroactively removed from accounts.
      • ue_ 9y ago
        What do you mean by direct links? My friend can link me to things, but they display in the "dropbox viewer", and I can download them by clicking "download" in that webpage.
        • dylz 9y ago
          Direct links, as in <img src=""> usable, etc. Not viewer, not ad/conversion/signup/referral filled bloated javascript page. It was pretty much the only reason I even kept a dropbox account. No point after that.
• astrodust 9y ago
  There's limits on what you can share. imgur's big benefit is no cap on hosting, so if your meme goes nuclear you're not going to get a "bandwidth exceeded" page.
  • stanmancan 9y ago
    Fair enough, wasn't aware of the bandwidth limits. Thanks!
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