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kdave
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6 years ago
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Expiration and time limits

Hello, I would like to share particular files by putting a link on a website. The files need to be available for public download for a particular length of time (in this case about 15 days). When l...
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  • Jay's avatar
    Jay
    6 years ago

    Hi kdave, thanks for messaging today!

     

    Shared links don't have an expiration date by default. However, if you're on a Dropbox Professional or Business plan, then you can set an expiration date so that after a certain date, the link will no longer be accessible.

     

    Hope this helps to clarify matters!

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Nancy
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3 years ago

Hi Bzintel, I hope you’re doing well. 

 

At the moment, that’s not possible; you can only create one shared link for the same folder to which you can set an expiration date. 

 

However, it’s possible to create different shared links for different folders/files within this folder and set a different expiration date for each one of them.

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old o.
Explorer | Level 4
2 years ago

Hello,

with the Plus version, is this limitation still there (about not being able to create two shared links at the same folder but with different expiration dates)?

Thank you

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    Hannah
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    2 years ago

    Hey old o., thanks for reaching out to us.

     

    That's the case for all our plans, yes.

     

    I hope this clarifies things, but let me know if you have any questions.

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