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smartcooky
Explorer | Level 4
4 years ago

Why are the words "Simplify your Life" being added to my Dropbox links

Just as the subject implies.   I right click on a folder or file, choose "Copy Dropbox link" and when I paste it into a forum, it looks OK, but when I submit the post, it has my link with the wor...
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Megan
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Hi konnektor, welcome to our Community! 

 

Where are you trying to paste the link to? If you simply paste the link into your browser, do you notice this behavior, or does the name of it displays without an issue?

 

Let me know more! 

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konnektor
Helpful | Level 5
2 years ago

Hi Megan

 

The phrase appears when I paste the link into WhatsApp. Doesn't appear on Telegram, so WhatsApp is the only place that it shows up - on the preview within the app.

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    Megan
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    2 years ago

    Hi konnektor, if you don't see the same message when pasting the link itself on your browser, then it's most likely what Rich mentioned above. 

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      konnektor
      Helpful | Level 5
      2 years ago
      Very weird though - the file is a video exported from ScreenFlow direct to a DropBox folder, then the link is derived from the Dropbox "copy Dropbox link" command via contextual menu. This doesn't happen with non-Dropbox links pasted into WhatsApp.

      There's a gremlin somewhere...
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        Under The Big W
        New member | Level 2
        12 months ago

        Hi All

        I am a bit late to the party here, but found this article by a google search 'Why are the words "Simplify your Life" added to the end of my Dropbox links'

        Anyway, just had the same thing posting a file link to a forum, that forum is based on discourse, (I think?)

        So whatever it is, it is not just WhatsApp doing this to people!

        Hope this helps anybody in a small way!

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