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https://dl.dropbox.com/u/9910153/20111022_131203.jpg https://dl.dropbox.com/u/9910153/20111022_131203.jpg https://www.dropbox.com/s/s3wlvb7h36o5uvb/20111022_13

https://dl.dropbox.com/u/9910153/20111022_131203.jpg https://dl.dropbox.com/u/9910153/20111022_131203.jpg https://www.dropbox.com/s/s3wlvb7h36o5uvb/20111022_131203.jpg https://www.dropbox.com/s/s3wlvb7h36o5uvb/20111022_131203.jp... There are your two links. One is a public folder the other is not. One takes you to a web browser before you can even get the link. One does not. Guess which one I would rather have. And now guess which one they are removing :(

runn1ng 14y ago
Add "?dl=1" to the second one it is a simple link again https://www.dropbox.com/s/s3wlvb7h36o5uvb/20111022_131203.jpg?dl=1 https://www.dropbox.com/s/s3wlvb7h36o5uvb/20111022_131203.jp... Magic!
- mparlane 14y ago
  To get it I have to have my browser open. An extra completely unneeded step IMO.
- FreeFull 14y ago
  Except now Firefox actually wants to download it instead of just displaying it.
  - derefr 14y ago
    On the other hand, it seems that if you stick that ?dl=1 link into an <img> src, it still downloads and displays.
    - BHSPitMonkey 14y ago
      But that isn't good enough. I show people screenshots by tossing the public URL into an IM or IRC chat all the time. It's good for that because it requires no effort from me to upload the file, and viewing the image is seamless for the recipient (click the link, see the picture). Under the new system, clicking the link would (at best) initiate a file download, which is far more annoying.
Schlaefer 14y ago
There's: https://dl.dropbox.com/s/s3wlvb7h36o5uvb/20111022_131203.jpg?dl=1 https://dl.dropbox.com/s/s3wlvb7h36o5uvb/20111022_131203.jpg... But clearly a) if it ends on .jpg it should be an image and not html and b) the direct link should be on the html page with a fancy "Copy to Clipboard" button next to it. But instead of (b) they are actively preventing getting a link to the image by hijacking the context menu.
celalo 14y ago
Well actually, https://photos-5.dropbox.com/si/xl/Y-dAUouiiTV2IbOuAMZKe2t7kUHfk-m73QkMJkXv75A/9910153/1339848000/4bce86d/20111022_131203.jpg https://photos-5.dropbox.com/si/xl/Y-dAUouiiTV2IbOuAMZKe2t7k... I am not sure if it could work at all times, but you can check for the URL of the picture within the new-style dropbox page. Which is of course not same as Public folders.
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runn1ng 14y ago

Add "?dl=1" to the second one it is a simple link again https://www.dropbox.com/s/s3wlvb7h36o5uvb/20111022_131203.jpg?dl=1 https://www.dropbox.com/s/s3wlvb7h36o5uvb/20111022_131203.jp... Magic!

mparlane 14y ago
To get it I have to have my browser open. An extra completely unneeded step IMO.
FreeFull 14y ago
Except now Firefox actually wants to download it instead of just displaying it.
- derefr 14y ago
  On the other hand, it seems that if you stick that ?dl=1 link into an <img> src, it still downloads and displays.
  - BHSPitMonkey 14y ago
    But that isn't good enough. I show people screenshots by tossing the public URL into an IM or IRC chat all the time. It's good for that because it requires no effort from me to upload the file, and viewing the image is seamless for the recipient (click the link, see the picture). Under the new system, clicking the link would (at best) initiate a file download, which is far more annoying.

Schlaefer 14y ago

There's: https://dl.dropbox.com/s/s3wlvb7h36o5uvb/20111022_131203.jpg?dl=1 https://dl.dropbox.com/s/s3wlvb7h36o5uvb/20111022_131203.jpg... But clearly a) if it ends on .jpg it should be an image and not html and b) the direct link should be on the html page with a fancy "Copy to Clipboard" button next to it. But instead of (b) they are actively preventing getting a link to the image by hijacking the context menu.

celalo 14y ago

Well actually, https://photos-5.dropbox.com/si/xl/Y-dAUouiiTV2IbOuAMZKe2t7kUHfk-m73QkMJkXv75A/9910153/1339848000/4bce86d/20111022_131203.jpg https://photos-5.dropbox.com/si/xl/Y-dAUouiiTV2IbOuAMZKe2t7k... I am not sure if it could work at all times, but you can check for the URL of the picture within the new-style dropbox page. Which is of course not same as Public folders.

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