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ae2rigc
New member | Level 2
8 years ago

Ending support of public folder

Just heard from dropbox that support for the public folder is ending.   --------- As a result, we’ll soon be ending support for the Public folder. Dropbox Pro users will be able to use the Publ...
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  • Mark's avatar
    Mark
    8 years ago
    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!
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floris
Helpful | Level 6

While this is not new news, we were made to believe that 'existing users have nothing to worry about, you are grandfathered in, nothing will change to that public folder and it will remain there'. It's a shame.

Could a staff from dropbox please explain to me the difference in the amount of money you are making by removing the public/ folder as it is now? How is this actually affecting your business having or not having the public/ folder changed?

I am serious, convince me. By the end of the day, remember please, this is one of my hard drives, in the cloud. And I want it to have a public folder just how it is right now, I see no reason to remove it. So, besides losing my $99/yr and my recommendation (i know i mean nothing to your company), how does changing the public/ folder actually affect your company for the better, or how does it become worse if you keep things the way they are?

 

[edit] By the way, I used to have username 'floris' on here, before that was even possible, why did I have to sign up again just to post, what happened to my content?

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l8nite
New member | Level 2
8 years ago

I'm really sad that all the links to pictures of my beautiful aquariums, beloved pets, etc. on my favorite forums are going to be broken. :(

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