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Andrew1970
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3 years ago

Changing links

Hello. I'm new to Dropbox. Let's say I sell art on Etsy that is a downloadable digital print, which I store on Dropbox. Customers get a PDF with a link which allows them to download the image files. ...
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3 years ago
Andrew1970 wrote:

... I would like to know if it's possible to edit a download link from time to time, to prevent people from having ongoing access to the download link.

You can remove a link, which will prevent access to the file.

 

If you're using Dropbox to sell digital goods, you might want to look at the new Shop feature.

 

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Andrew1970
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3 years ago

Thanks Rich. So I guess the answer is I can remove a link but not refresh or change a link, which would allow for greater security. Too bad that feature does not exist. But thanks for answering my question.

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