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Talorzalach's avatar
Talorzalach
New member | Level 2
3 years ago

Can I open a link that has expired/has been deleted?

Hi

Can I open a link that have expired/deleted?(over 7 years ago)

5 Replies

  • Hannah's avatar
    Hannah
    Icon for Dropbox Community Moderator rankDropbox Community Moderator
    3 years ago

    Hey Talorzalach, thanks for posting your question to our Community today.

     

    If the content of a shared link has been deleted, or if the link has expired, it will give you an (404) error message.

     

    If you wish to access that content, you'll need to reach out to the person who originally shared the link with you.

     

    Let me know if you have any questions.

  • Talorzalach's avatar
    Talorzalach
    New member | Level 2
    3 years ago
    It's a business that shared with me the link and they no longer have the access to this link
  • Talorzalach's avatar
    Talorzalach
    New member | Level 2
    3 years ago
    Is there any other way to recover the link?
  • Hannah's avatar
    Hannah
    Icon for Dropbox Community Moderator rankDropbox Community Moderator
    3 years ago

    If the link is deleted, there's no way for it to be recovered, I'm afraid.

     

    If they still have access to the files, they can definitely send you a new link, but the original cannot be restored.

  • Mark's avatar
    Mark
    Icon for Super User II rankSuper User II
    3 years ago

    Talorzalach wrote:
    Is there any other way to recover the link?

    No, sorry, you need to ask for whoever shared it to reshare it

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