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Dropbox now requires login to download a shared file (lemmy.today)

submitted 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) by LodeMike@lemmy.today to c/assholedesign@lemmy.world

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On mobile, it prompts you to either "get the app" or "open app" with no way to click past. Screenshot won't upload.

This is worse from several months ago https://lemmy.today/post/8935690

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[–] subignition@fedia.io 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

That's pretty scummy. It doesn't require login on desktop view.

Two workarounds:

enable desktop view, then you can close the login prompt and zoom way in to find the actual download button
easier, change dl=0 to dl=1 at the end of the URL and it will bypass all of that and download directly.

[–] LodeMike@lemmy.today 1 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

I am on Desktop view