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nomadgnome
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12 months ago

I'd like to set a shared link expiration without default access restrictions.

Can anyone explain why, in order to set a default link expiry period, you have to set the default shared access as Only People Invited or Team Members? 

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  • Nancy's avatar
    Nancy
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    12 months ago

    Thanks for posting on our Community today, nomadgnome.

    If I get this right, you’re referring to this part of our Help Center article concerning the expiration dates of shared links that are generated on a Dropbox team, correct? 

    In general, this acts as an extra security measure for links, so that only specific people can access them during the given period.

    Let me know if I've misunderstood something, though.

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