Hi Everyone, Just clarifying what Rob has mentioned below ONLY applies to a "Share Folder". NOT the "Public Folder" that public links can be shared and accessed by anyone, not just Dropbox users.
You generate a Public Link to a particular file in your Dropbox 'Public Folder' by Control-Click on the particular File - 'Copy Public Link' which you can then send that link to anyone you would like to view or download that file to their Desktop (or wherever). Files in your Public folder are public and can be viewed or downloaded by anyone who uses the link. They just click on the link you send them. If at any point you want to stop sharing a file, all you need to do is move it out of your public folder and it will no longer be shared. Cheers, Ronni On 03/01/2013, at 1:28 PM, Rob Phillips <r.phill...@murdoch.edu.au> wrote: > Hi everyone > > Dropbox is great for sharing things. I use it as a collaborative file > share with others. However, there are 2 'gotchas'. > > 1. Just because I have 10Gb space doesn't mean other users can access > all of this. A normal user still only has 2Gb. The folder for each > group you share with should remain at 2Gb, otherwise others can't > access all of it > 2. If user A drags a file out of a dropbox folder, other users have > lost access to this file. Be sure to option-drag any file forom a > dropbox folder to another location. (you can recover such 'deleted' > files thru the web interface. > > Cheers > Rob > > > On 3/01/13 10:40 AM, Neil Houghton wrote: >> Hi all, >> >> In actual fact, it is even better than Ronni says - everybody signing up to >> Dropbox gets 2GB free but using a referral link also gives the person >> signing up an extra 500MB - so you actually get a free 2.5GB to start. >> >> It also gives the person supplying the link an extra 500MB (these bonuses >> used to be 200MB but were increased to 500MB some time back). >> >> It all works very well for all concerned and I received quite a few bonuses >> from WAMUG members using my link - including Ronni ;o)) >> >> Thanks to you all :o)) >> >> >> Now that Ronni has posted HER referral link any WAMUG listers not yet with >> Dropbox can reward her for all her help by signing up via HER link. This >> particular reward caps out at a generous 16GB - ie after 32 friends use your >> referal link - I've still a way to go before I get capped out but, for the >> WAMUG list, I am more than happy to step back and suggest you all use >> Ronni's link ;o) >> >> >> And, I have to say, I would be surprised if anyone DIDN'T find Dropbox >> useful and very easy to use ;o) >> >> >> >> Cheers >> >> >> >> >> >> Neil -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Settings & Unsubscribe - <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug>
