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Is there a way to choose whether .zip files are previewing on the Dropbox website?
I'm a long time Dropbox user and today I went to check if some older links were still active that I had sent to a cleint. Most of the files are send out are zipped for various reasons.
It ...
I use dropbox for a few years. Also daily with download links for my clients and when I use a link to a zip file it is confusing for a client to see the download button. I had several questions from my clients: I can see the files but how can I download?
Here is a comment from a client: We can not save the files in Dropbox. All files are visible, is there perhaps a security on the files?
I Think this should change. Dropbox is easy and this is not logical
Change dl=0 to dl=1 workes good, but to do this every time manually is not an option.
So my advice: a large download button and option to see the files inside
Hopefully you can take this in notice
Exactly. The downlaod button should be big and very visible, not hiding at the top right. And now that you can navigate inside zip files which is a terrible idea, even the little downlaod button goes away once you are inside it.
I can't beleive somebody thoguht this new "feature" was a good idea.
I completely agree. This was a terrible "feature" idea and is causing great frustration with my clients and myself. A .zip archive link should always be a straight and obvious download only, or at least the foremost prominent option displayed in a browser, not the contents.
