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FrederickZh
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2 years ago

I selected multiple photos and created a shared link to them. How can I delete it?

In the Dropbox Android app, I can go to the Photos UI, select a few photos, and generate a link. Now my question is where I can revoke the link (or setting an expiry, a password, etc.)? It's n...
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Hannah
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2 years ago

Hmm, in that case, while still on dropbox.com, navigate to the file, click on the share option (rectangular icon with an upwards facing arrow), click the gear icon at the top right, click "link for viewing (that's the one that was most likely created) and you should see a "delete link" option.

 

If that's not the case, is it possible that you sent a Transfer link instead of a shared link?

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FrederickZh
Helpful | Level 7
2 years ago
Hannah 'Link for viewing' only works for links to a single file/folder. I selected 4 photos. The link is still valid and 'link for viewing' just tells me 'There isn’t a link for viewing' for those photos.

And no, it wasn't a Transfer. I don't think Transfer is even supported in the Android app.

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