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Laurence28
Explorer | Level 4
3 years ago
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If i change my document the link i send with whatsapp is not correct anymore. How can i fix this
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  • Jay's avatar
    Jay
    3 years ago

    That's correct, uploading to the Dropbox site directly onto the same file is guaranteed to keep the link active. 

     

    Letting the file save in Explorer/Finder and then syncing 'might' keep the link, depending on how the save is created, so it isn't guaranteed to keep the link.

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Laurence28
Explorer | Level 4
3 years ago
I have made an google spreadsheet with adresses ( of busstops ) for an public bus and i shared the link in whatsapp to all the drivers

There no error code, but i can see if i change anything, for example the word "test" then i can close it and open again but if i then click the shared link i still see the older version

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Hannah
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3 years ago

Hey Laurence28, so just to clarify, it's not that the link is not working or giving you an error, it's that it shows you the old content, instead of the new/current one, correct?

 

Is this what you see when you copy and open the link from a different browser or a private browsing window too?

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    Laurence28
    Explorer | Level 4
    3 years ago
    Yes, i directly click in the whatsapp and indeed i see the old content
    • Hannah's avatar
      Hannah
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      3 years ago

      If you copy and open the link on your browser and not within Whatsapp, what do you see, Laurence?

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        Laurence28
        Explorer | Level 4
        3 years ago
        I don't know how but it is fixed. I now see the new version with clicking the old link

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