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Ending support of public folder
Just heard from dropbox that support for the public folder is ending.
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As a result, we’ll soon be ending support for the Public folder. Dropbox Pro users will be able to use the Publ...
- LGM - the issue is that people are abusing it and causing issues for everybody by getting the Dropbox domains blacklisted which cause emails to fail and downloads to be blocked by firewalls etc.
In terms of changing the extension, sorry, no idea how you would do that!
So, this means I'll have to go through all places where I wrote down file sharing links (and naturally miss a few), and update the links to point to somewhere else on my Dropbox folder. But before that, I must go through all files that I'm sharing, move them elsewhere, go to the website (because the Linux client might as well not exist), and obtain a new link, for every single file.
And from here on out, whenever I want to share something with friends, I can no longer place it in the public folder and just write the link down myself (which is simple because it matches the file's name). Instead, I'll have to place my file somewhere, open my web browser, go to Dropbox, navigate to the folder, use the menus to obtain a link, and finally copy it to my clipboard.
...I'm very amused with the "We’re always looking to improve the Dropbox sharing experience." claim at the start.
Well, since I'm going to have to go through the trouble of going through every file and obtaining a new way of sharing said file, I think I'll prefer to do so on a service that actually respects its users. One that doesn't ignore features that should be present from day 1. One that doesn't throw the flimsiest, quickest client they could muster at the Linux userbase. One that doesn't write shady, ambiguous changelogs.
- I think there are some Dropbox execs somewhere who have chosen to p$$$ off 80% of their customers to encourage other people to sign up to DB and and monetise their access to the files and their service.
The paid subscribing little guy doesn't like that. Nor does this other little guy, or that one. In fact, when you look at it, there are battalions of little guys all up in arms and threatening to leave - myself included. Very risky move, Dropbox.
Wonder if there'll be any concessions for existing links or anything like that. A strong company listens to what its customers want, just as much as it focuses on profit margins. The two are interlinked anyway, so I hope they see some sense and throw us a bone somewhere...Shame on you Drpobox management. What a dumb move. Want to piss off long time users? Guess what, you have succeeded at that. I used to recommend Dropbox everywhere i went, for 7 years, but that won't be the case any longer. I won't support a company that goes against common sense logic and that doesn't care what their customers want. A chage like that should only be applicable to new users, who join after this stupid decision. Dropbox, I hope you won't be able to make any more profits, because you don't deserve profit.
- Friends we need to unite and fill the email support@dropbox.com with our dissatisfaction with this change.
