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How can we maintain the same shared link when replacing a file?
Able to upload replace existing file and maintain same link after sharing (as you can do already with Dropbox replay)
Thank you, how do you do this in the app if the original and new files are in the folder?
Thanks!
Rich
Super User II
Super User IIThank you, how do you do this in the app if the original and new files are in the folder?
When saving the new version, just overwrite the existing file making sure that it's not deleted in the process. If you overwrite the existing file, the link should be preserved.
Note that some applications don't overwrite existing files when saving. Instead, they save a temporary file, delete the original and then rename the new one to the original name. If your application works like this, then the link will usually NOT be preserved. Dropbox has no control over this.
When in doubt, the safest way is to save the file in another location, such as your Desktop, with the same name as the original, and then drag and drop this new file into the same folder as the original, overwriting it in the process.
