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Martin B.4's avatar
Martin B.4
New member | Level 1
11 years ago

how to re activate an expired link?

hello,
i have recived a link, but ir has expired 3 days ago. haw can i re activate that link? its possible?

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  • Rich's avatar
    Rich
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    11 years ago

    Contact the person that gave it to you and ask for a new one.

  • Martin B.4's avatar
    Martin B.4
    New member | Level 1
    11 years ago

    no way, this person is on vacations.
    may be she could re activate a link from his web dropbox?

  • Mark's avatar
    Mark
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    11 years ago

    Unfortunately the only person who can do it is the original person who sent it.

    As Rich said she needs to get you a new link or go to www.dropbox.com/links and change the expiry date of the link if its still accessible. Ultimately, however, the only person who can do it is the originator of the link.

  • Arnaud P.3's avatar
    Arnaud P.3
    New member | Level 1
    10 years ago

    Hello, 

     

    Could you reactivate this link : 

    [Link removed by Moderator]

    We moved some folders this morning but another person did a very big mailing with this link embeded.

    It will help us a lot if you could re-activate it.

    Best,

    Arnaud,

  • Rich's avatar
    Rich
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    10 years ago

    Links cannot be reactivated like that. When you move, rename or delete a file or folder, any links pointing to them become invalid. You'll need to create a new link.

  • Mark's avatar
    Mark
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    10 years ago

    All you can try and do is put then files back EXACTLY where they were. 

    Other wise, no, they cannot be re-activated 

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