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TMC1956
Explorer | Level 3
3 years ago

Upload of documents containing live links

I have been told that live links in documents have gone dead after being uploaded.  Is that accurate for Dropbox uploads?  Is there a way to upload documents containing links and keep them live?
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aoife_foroige
New member | Level 2
2 years ago

Before I upload the doc to dropbox, I can follow or click on external links to websites/videos in the document. When it is in dropbox, I can share the document but those external links no longer work

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Megan
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2 years ago

Hey aoife_foroige, let's see what we can find together! 

 

Does this happen with all of your shared links, or specific ones? 

 

Would you be able to send me a couple of screenshots, in order for me to have a visual too? 

 

Keep me posted! 

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