So I had just succeeded in hooking Time Machine up to a network drive attached to my Airport Extreme, and wanted to record the steps involved in my wiki by inserting screenshots I’d taken during the process. For a single image, I’ve shown previously how to use file sharing services like Cloud.ly, but ideally I’d like to be able to stick to using Dropbox.
Do Dropbox files have a public download URL?
No. I logged into my Dropbox dashboard and grabbed the download URL for one of my files, then tried logging out and accessing the same file, but Dropbox returns a 403 (forbidden) error. This is as we’d expect for our private files stored in our personal folders - we don’t want the whole world to be able to access them.
Getting the download URL of files in your Public folder
What follows is my first attempt at dropping a bunch of pics into my Public folder and inserting them in a WikiPack page.
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This technique is great, because you can just drag stuff into your public folder and insert it straight into your wiki. Keep in mind though, that you probably shouldn’t put anything personal or sensitive in there.
Hello Dude,
ReplyDeleteDropbox is a file storage and syncing service, allowing you to access files from a number of different computers and mobile devices. Changes are automatically uploaded to Dropbox and synced among your other instances of Dropbox. Thanks for sharing it.....