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Dropbox File shared links bulk export
I have a folder which contains over 400 images, is there any tool to copy all these images' Dropbox links in Excel one time instead of one by one?
I suggest you enable your PUBLIC folder, then load the files into a subfolder say \dropbox\public\images\example.jpg
Once done you can get your NEVER CHANGING public folder link for \dropbox\public ( looks something like https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/12345678 )
And simply append the subfolder and filenames to it https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/12345678/images/example.jpg
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Only thing to be careful of is if the subfolder or the filenames require web path conversions (spaces and od characters in the names etc)
eg. Can i upgrade for a month and then downgrade?
- Rich
Super User II
Can i upgrade for a month and then downgrade?
Yes, you can. Just remember what I said; the Public folder is a deprecated feature and has been replaced by Share links. There's no guarantee that it will be around forever.
Thanks a lot, it's worth a shot, and fingers crossed this feature will not be taken out completely.
Alex T,
Don't know if it still works, but try this link:-https://www.dropbox.com/enable_public_folder
When I visit it I do at least get a "You already have a Public folder." message, and it takes me to the public folder in my account, which would suggest it still works.
- Rich
That's the link he'll need, but it only works for Pro and Business accounts. Basic accounts cannot enable the Public folder if they don't already have one.
Thanks guys, yes it works fine, just need to upgrade to pro to enable it. I assume the folder will continue to work if i downgrade but I'm gonna wait a month till I finish this job just to be sure.
Aaah. Sorry for adding confusion.
- Hey
- Hello
Unfortunatelyt this Public folder feature is about to be removed completely.
Normal users lose it in March 2017 and Pro and Business users in September 2017
But there is a big fight going on over this!
I would like to make an bulk export (in .csv) with all the urls of the files in a specific folder. Would that be possible?
- Mark
Not natively with Dropbox, no, but you could try writing a program via the API for you?
