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vsrc
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4 years ago

Error 404 on a shared link

I keep getting a 404 error on a link shared by a co-worker. I was able to open it few hours ago - and now all of sudden it does not work anymore. Co-worker has neither deleted the link nor removed th...
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4 years ago
Hi vsrc, thanks for messaging the Community.

If there is a 404 message, it means that the URL no longer exists.

This could be due to the the link itself being deleted, or the file or folder it's referring to being deleted.

Can they confirm that the shared link still exists on the same file on their account?

This will help me to assist further!

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