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Being able to link to a folder is a godsend. I hated having to share a folder (editable) when I needed to send someone many files. However, does this now depre

Being able to link to a folder is a godsend. I hated having to share a folder (editable) when I needed to send someone many files. However, does this now deprecate the Public folder? I thought that was one of Dropbox's best features: knowing only things in the Public folder were publicly-accessible (with a link)—and more importantly, that files located anywhere else were completely private and NOT web-accessible at all—was easy to grok and explain. I worry that as Dropbox moves toward its stated goal of becoming the "file system for the Internet" that they will give up the focus on syncing our private files in exchange for the allure of allowing every site and app to read and write from one's Dropbox. That's a worrisome future, indeed.

roel_v 15y ago
I always found the Public folder annoying, you always end up copying stuff around. Having a list of what files/folders are shared in the web UI would be enough to keep track, I think (depends on how many shares there are I guess - but one could still do the 'one Public folder' thing)
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ivankirigin 15y ago
You can view all the links you've made here: http://dropbox.com/links http://dropbox.com/links Also, when something is linked, there is a link icon on the right side of the file browser on http://dropbox.com/home http://dropbox.com/home
johns 15y ago
> they will give up the focus on syncing our private files in exchange for the allure of allowing every site and app to read and write from one's Dropbox I don't see how those are mutually exclusive.
- rkudeshi 15y ago
  They're not necessarily mutually exclusive, but it's hard for me to trust an app with my private files if an errant click somewhere might open them up to the public web by mistake. Previously on Dropbox, I knew that if a file wasn't in my Public folder, it was not shared with anyone (unless I had manually created a "shared folder"). Now, I can never be entirely sure.

roel_v 15y ago

I always found the Public folder annoying, you always end up copying stuff around. Having a list of what files/folders are shared in the web UI would be enough to keep track, I think (depends on how many shares there are I guess - but one could still do the 'one Public folder' thing)

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ivankirigin 15y ago

You can view all the links you've made here: http://dropbox.com/links http://dropbox.com/links Also, when something is linked, there is a link icon on the right side of the file browser on http://dropbox.com/home http://dropbox.com/home

johns 15y ago

> they will give up the focus on syncing our private files in exchange for the allure of allowing every site and app to read and write from one's Dropbox I don't see how those are mutually exclusive.

rkudeshi 15y ago
They're not necessarily mutually exclusive, but it's hard for me to trust an app with my private files if an errant click somewhere might open them up to the public web by mistake. Previously on Dropbox, I knew that if a file wasn't in my Public folder, it was not shared with anyone (unless I had manually created a "shared folder"). Now, I can never be entirely sure.