Thread: Download cache from dropbox without having a public folder.

So I see that many people have a problem with their cachedownloader and most of the time the problem is that they don't have a public folder.
Here is a small fix, so you can just upload it to your dropbox.

Coding

Open up CacheDownloader.java
and search for

Code:

private String getArchivedName() {

You should see something like this:

Code:

private String getArchivedName() {
                int lastSlashIndex = getCacheLink().lastIndexOf('/');
                if (lastSlashIndex >= 0 
                        && lastSlashIndex < getCacheLink().length() -1) { 
                        return getCacheLink().substring(lastSlashIndex + 1);
                } else {
                        System.err.println("Can not find archived name.");
                }
                return null;
        }

Now add this piece of code

Code:

, getCacheLink().length() - 5

next to

Code:

return getCacheLink().substring(lastSlashIndex + 1

This is what it looks like:

Code:

private String getArchivedName() {
                int lastSlashIndex = getCacheLink().lastIndexOf('/');
                if (lastSlashIndex >= 0 
                        && lastSlashIndex < getCacheLink().length() -1) { 
                        return getCacheLink().substring(lastSlashIndex + 1, getCacheLink().length() - 5);
                } else {
                        System.err.println("Can not find archived name.");
                }
                return null;
        }

What this does is it removes the last 5 characters of the link.

Direct link

To get the direct link goto dropbox.com.
Right click your cache and click on share.

You will see something like this:

At the end of the link you have to edit

Code:

?dl=0

to

Code:

?dl=1

Small explanation

If you have a public folder in your dropbox account the direct link always ends with: Cachename.zip.
But if you don't have a public folder you need to change the ?dl=0 to ?dl=1 so it direct downloads.
Because your link ends with ?dl=1 the CacheDownloader thinks your zip is called Cachename.zip?dl=1.
So now we have made it that it deletes the last 5 characters of the link so it's Cachename.zip again.