Dropbox notes!

[Chuck]

The following are posts from Carlos and Jon3b about Dropbox issues Carlos was having at the time..


LosFish wrote on 04/27/13 at 11:19:27:

It has been a frustrating week for me with software and screenprinting equipment! So I am having trouble figuring out how to post a link in dropbox that plays when you click on it---not take you to a download page?

Carlos


jon3b wrote on 04/27/13 at 15:16:23:

The primary functional difference is https://www.dropbox_? takes you to a download page, https://dl.dropbox_? forces an automatic download which will prompt a media player to initiate and play the file when the link ends with an audio/visual file extension. Also, Dropbox has discontinued the automatic creation of a Public folder. Go to: https://www.dropbox.com/help/16/en scroll down to "Creating a Public Folder" and do the "click here". to enable that functionality.

 

[MikeS]

Another note is to keep the path names short within your public folder. Dropbox looses it's mind when the path gets really long.

 

[MikeS]

You can ask Dropbox for a shorter URL:
There is a limit to the length of a URL that the Forum will accept (Don't know what the limit is, but I've run into it before too). If you are using Dropbox, you can ask Dropbox to provide a "Shortened Link".
- Go to your Dropbox online
-right click the file
-Select "Copy Public Link"
-When the "Copy Public Link" dialog box appears you should see an option to "Shorten Link"
-Click on "Shorten Link"
-A new, shorter link will be created
-Click on "Copy To Clipboard"
-You should now be ready to past the URL into your post

 

[MikeS]

From Paparaptor, on changes in Dropbox free accounts:
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Dropbox no longer gives you a public folder with a free account, so there is another step necessary. Not to worry. Sharing is still easy, even without a public folder.

After you save the file in Dropbox and look at your list of files:

• Find the file you want to share.
• As you move the mouse cursor over the files, a Share box/button will appear to the right of the file information.
• Click on the Share box Another box will pop up with the heading "Share link to " followed by your filename.
• Right click on the highlighted link and select Copy
• Back in your BGU post window, click the link icon and paste the link there or just put your cursor in the post and paste there.
• The link will look something like this:
  https://www.dropbox.com/s/y2v0x61ggm6cske/NABeerBluesXxxO.mp3?dl=0
  This link will only allow people to download the file.
• Change the www in the link to dl like this:
  https://dl.dropbox.com/s/y2v0x61ggm6cske/NABeerBluesXxxO.mp3?dl=0
  This link will bring up a media window and immediately start playing the link.