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atelierpol
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6 years ago
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Replace (zip) file, keep link

Hello Not long ago I learned that I can replace an existing file (in my case a zip containing a bunch of files) and the shared link stays the same. This was awesome for collecting press material in ...
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    Jay
    6 years ago

    This sounds to be more on an OS change, since the Dropbox desktop application detects the file was first deleted, and then a file with an identical name was uploaded afterwards.

     

    What happens if you upload the file to the Dropbox site in the same folder directly? Does the shared link remain the same?

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Jay
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6 years ago

This sounds to be more on an OS change, since the Dropbox desktop application detects the file was first deleted, and then a file with an identical name was uploaded afterwards.

 

What happens if you upload the file to the Dropbox site in the same folder directly? Does the shared link remain the same?

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atelierpol
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6 years ago

That works like a charm, thank you very much!

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    6 years ago

    Great news, atelierpol! Let me know if you need any further assistance in future. 

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