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jsnyc7
New member | Level 2
11 months ago

We can no longer add an expiration date or password for our shared links on Family.

Hello, We used to be able to set a password or expiry time for shared files and folders in Dropbox Family. Now this this has been disabled with a prompt to upgrade to "Dropbox Professional". Have...
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jsnyc7
New member | Level 2
10 months ago

Hello Nancy,

I believe it was last year that I could set an expiration. The message to upgrade to Professional is only on the mobile (iOS) device.

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Walter
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10 months ago

It seems that the ability to add expiration dates or passwords to shared links is not available to the Dropbox Family plan at the moment jsnyc7 

If you need this kind of functionality, you'd need to upgrade to the plans that currently support it such as the Dropbox Professional, Essentials, Standard, Advanced, Business, Business Plus, and Enterprise plans. 

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