[rkagerer]

I wrote an open letter to Dropbox in the form of a Feature Request on their website, asking they change their minds. Overnight it rocketed up to #6 on the list of top-requested items, and my inbox was inundated with comments from other irate users. Unfortunately Dropbox censored the request from their site after it hit the front page on Slashdot.

https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/16/12/16/2111220/dropbox...

Here's a snapshot of the original letter and a sampling of comments: https://pste.eu/p/Gyvk.html

Despite the fuss, I did keep my most critical links pointed to less ephemeral locations. For me, it's just an inconvenience. But after hearing all this feedback, I have a lot of empathy for folks who didn't know better and are really invested in Public folder links.

If the looming retirement of Public folders will cause you grief, I suggest making some noise about it on social media! Who knows, you might just get lucky and catch the eye of a decision maker at the company. I'm sure if they were motivated, they could come up with a migration solution for the legacy URL's.