Using DropBox image url-link?

BDM STUDIOS NL · Feb 2, 2013, 03:56 PM

Hi,

Can't seem to find a way to copy the url of an image in my dropbox folder to this forums, using "insert image"!?

Cheers

GGJstudios · Feb 2, 2013, 03:58 PM

Here's how to add an image to a forum post.

BDM STUDIOS NL · Feb 2, 2013, 04:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GGJstudios

Here's how to add an image to a forum post.

Thanks mate!

Cheers

flameproof · Feb 3, 2013, 06:16 AM

What you did was attaching an image that was then uploaded to macrumors and is now stored on the macrumors server.

As far as I know Dropbox can not be used as an image store that lets you hotlink images to other sites.

PLEASE correct if I am wrong. (I think Photobucket can do that though)

SandboxGeneral · Feb 3, 2013, 06:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by flameproof

What you did was attaching an image that was then uploaded to macrumors and is now stored on the macrumors server.

As far as I know Dropbox can not be used as an image store that lets you hotlink images to other sites.

PLEASE correct if I am wrong. (I think Photobucket can do that though)

Yes you can use Dropbox to store images and then share them on other sites. I do this all the time here on MacRumors.

BDM STUDIOS NL · Feb 3, 2013, 06:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SandboxGeneral

Yes you can use Dropbox to store images and then share them on other sites. I do this all the time here on MacRumors.

Hi All,

When I use the link-share from dropbox no image will be shown! @Sandbox, could you please share your workflow using DropBox? Thnx!!!

Cheers

flameproof · Feb 3, 2013, 06:38 AM

Let me try it with a shared image....:

Update: seems not to work..... What's your trick?

SandboxGeneral · Feb 3, 2013, 06:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BDM STUDIOS NL

Hi All,

When I use the link-share from dropbox no image will be shown! @Sandbox, could you please share your workflow using DropBox? Thnx!!!

Cheers

Quote:

Originally Posted by flameproof

Let me try it with a shared image....:

Image

Update: seems not to work..... What's your trick?

First you must use the Public folder in your Dropbox folder.

Then on an image you want to share you right-click (or command + click) on it and in the contextual menu you will get a Dropbox menu and you select Copy Public Link.

Then on the MacRumors forum, in the edit or create post tool bar you select the insert image button.

Paste the URL of the image file from the public folder of Dropbox into the dialog box.

Then the code appears in your post like this.

Every one of these images I just posted are coming from my Dropbox folder.

BDM STUDIOS NL · Feb 3, 2013, 06:56 AM

Hey Sandbox,

Great tutorial!!! I'll try this in a moment (now on iPad ;-)

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SandboxGeneral · Feb 3, 2013, 06:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BDM STUDIOS NL

Hey Sandbox,

Great tutorial!!! I'll try this in a moment (now on iPad ;-)

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Image

It can be done from iPad as well, but its way more cumbersome that way. I don't even fool with it. I use my Mac when I need to link images from Dropbox.

flameproof · Feb 3, 2013, 07:03 AM

oh right, Public Folder...... Thanks!

BDM STUDIOS NL · 07:44 AM

Hi, in my DropBox folder I only have:

Camera Uploads
Photos

No public folder!

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Quote:

Originally Posted by BDM STUDIOS NL

Hi, in my DropBox folder I only have:

Camera Uploads
Photos

No public folder!

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Image

Was my dropbox installed propperly?

BDM STUDIOS NL · Feb 3, 2013, 07:56 AM

No public sharing!

BDM STUDIOS NL · Feb 3, 2013, 08:34 AM

SandboxGeneral · Feb 3, 2013, 08:54 AM

I'm no longer at home now, so I will have to look into how I got that later. It's been a while since I setup Dropbox and I wonder if I did some kind of custom setting or something.

BDM STUDIOS NL · Feb 3, 2013, 09:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SandboxGeneral

I'm no longer at home now, so I will have to look into how I got that later. It's been a while since I setup Dropbox and I wonder if I did some kind of custom setting or something.

Hi Sandbox,

Thanks for your support man! As usual this is a matter of RTFM!

I had to get into my web-UCP and setup the public folder for using in DropBox!

All works fine now!

Have a nice Sunday!!!

Cheers

SandboxGeneral · Feb 3, 2013, 09:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BDM STUDIOS NL

No public sharing!

I'm reading through the Dropbox support forum and saw this thread. You might try updating your OS X Dropbox installation and/or uninstalling it and installing the latest version. You should get a Public folder in there. Also check out the thread I linked to.

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Quote:

Originally Posted by BDM STUDIOS NL

Hi Sandbox,

Thanks for your support man! As usual this is a matter of RTFM!

I had to get into my web-UCP and setup the public folder for using in DropBox!

Image

All works fine now!

Have a nice Sunday!!!

Cheers

Okay good, glad you got it working!

simsaladimbamba · Feb 3, 2013, 09:03 AM

Tried this yet?

link

Yep, rtfm is often the solution, glad you got it working.

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SandboxGeneral Demi-God (Moderator) Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: The New World	I'm no longer at home now, so I will have to look into how I got that later. It's been a while since I setup Dropbox and I wonder if I did some kind of custom setting or something. __________________ Twitter \| Website \| ♫ Free iTunes Music ♫ *Random Access Memories* ~ daft punk
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GGJstudios macrumors Westmere Join Date: May 2008	Here's how to add an image to a forum post.
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Feb 3, 2013, 06:16 AM	#4
flameproof macrumors 6502 Join Date: Jan 2011	What you did was attaching an image that was then uploaded to macrumors and is now stored on the macrumors server. As far as I know Dropbox can not be used as an image store that lets you hotlink images to other sites. PLEASE correct if I am wrong. (I think Photobucket can do that though)
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Feb 3, 2013, 06:38 AM	#7
flameproof macrumors 6502 Join Date: Jan 2011	Let me try it with a shared image....: Update: seems not to work..... What's your trick?
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Feb 3, 2013, 07:03 AM	#11
flameproof macrumors 6502 Join Date: Jan 2011	oh right, Public Folder...... Thanks!
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simsaladimbamba macrumors Core Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: in front of it	Tried this yet? link Yep, rtfm is often the solution, glad you got it working. __________________ This is not
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