{"id":379,"date":"2022-03-05T12:45:06","date_gmt":"2022-03-05T12:45:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/biobiogo.com\/resources\/?p=379"},"modified":"2022-03-05T17:36:57","modified_gmt":"2022-03-05T17:36:57","slug":"dropbox-shared-link-vs-dropbox-folder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/biobiogo.com\/resources\/dropbox-shared-link-vs-dropbox-folder\/","title":{"rendered":"Dropbox Shared Link VS Dropbox Folder"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"365\" src=\"https:\/\/biobiogo.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/biobiogo-dropbox-pc.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-413\" srcset=\"https:\/\/biobiogo.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/biobiogo-dropbox-pc.jpeg 650w, https:\/\/biobiogo.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/biobiogo-dropbox-pc-300x168.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Biobogo partners with Dropbox to offer creators the best way to distribute valued contents to their audiences and get paid. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Biobiogo supports 2 kind of Dropbox links,&nbsp;<strong>Dropbox Shared Link<\/strong>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<strong>Dropbox Folder<\/strong>. Here are how them work and what are the differences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>How to add a Dropbox Shared Link to your Biobiogo?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Upload your contents to your Dropbox (can be files and folders).<\/li><li>Generate a <strong>Shared Link<\/strong> (<a href=\"\/resources\/how-to-generate-a-shared-link-in-dropbox\/\">Learn how to generate a Shared Link manually<\/a>) of your contents in your Dropbox and <strong>Copy<\/strong> it.<\/li><li>Login to your Biobiogo, click on <strong>Add Link<\/strong> button, then choose <strong>Dropbox Shared Link<\/strong>.<\/li><li>Paste the <strong>Shared Link<\/strong> you have just copied from your Dropbox to the <strong>URL<\/strong> field.<\/li><li>If you want to set a price or set a lock to the link, click on the lock icon or the <strong>$<\/strong> icon.<\/li><li>After finish setting up, click <strong>Save<\/strong> button.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong>How to add a Dropbox Folder to your Biobiogo?<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Login to your Biobiogo account, click <strong>Settings<\/strong> on the top menu bar.<\/li><li>Scroll down to <strong>Social Integration<\/strong> section. Click <strong>Dropbox<\/strong> and connect your account.<\/li><li>Click <strong>Links<\/strong> on the top menu bar to go back to your link dashboard.<\/li><li>Click <strong>Add Link<\/strong> button then choose <strong>Dropbox Folder<\/strong>.<\/li><li>In the link editor, enter a folder name (folder will be created if not exists).<\/li><li>If you want to set a price or set a lock to the link, click on the lock icon or the <strong>$<\/strong> icon.<\/li><li>After finish setting up, click <strong>Save<\/strong> button.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What are the differences?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table class=\"has-cyan-bluish-gray-border-color has-border-color has-fixed-layout\" style=\"border-style:solid;border-width:1px\"><thead><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Compare<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Biobiogo<br>Dropbox Shared Link<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Biobiogo<br>Dropbox Folder<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Require Dropbox account connection?<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">No<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Yes<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Do I need to create a <strong>Shared Link<\/strong> in Dropbox?<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Yes<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Biobiogo creates the <strong>Shared Link<\/strong> and refreshes it each 24 hours.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">What if a someone copied the <strong>Shared Link<\/strong> and shares to other people?<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Other people can access your content.<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Shared Links<\/strong> expires in 24 hours. After that, other people can not access your content.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Does a <strong>Shared Link <\/strong>expire?<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Never expire until you revoke the link from your Dropbox.<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Shared Links<\/strong> expires in 24 hours. <br>After that visitors can only open the link from your Biobiogo.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Recurring payment friendly?<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#fb3b3b\" class=\"has-inline-color\">No!<\/mark><\/strong> <br>The visitor can access your content directly via the <strong>Shared Link<\/strong> even the payment has stopped.<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#36b700\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Yes!<\/mark><\/strong><br><strong>Shared Links<\/strong> refresh every 24 hours. If payment has stopped, the visitor will not be able to access your content tomorrow. <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Biobogo partners with Dropbox to offer creators the best way to distribute valued contents to their audiences and get paid. Biobiogo supports 2 kind of Dropbox links,&nbsp;Dropbox Shared Link&nbsp;and&nbsp;Dropbox Folder. Here are how them work and what are the differences. How to add a Dropbox Shared Link to your Biobiogo? 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