Set a Default Expiration Date for ALL shared links

[shannon b.11]

Please enable a feature that allows end-users to toggle an automatic expiration date for all shared links, either withing a sub-folder, or for all links.

I am admin for a small Team account (5 TB). 

I know how to go in & toggle an expiration date on an individual file link.

The process is tedious & requires a web interface on Dropbox.com, as it's not accessible from the finder or the Dropbox app.

What I want is to have an expiration date be "On" by default, with a pre-set time limit (7 days, 30 days, 60 days). That was the other team users, if sharing sensitive info, do not have to worry the link will be shared in perpetuity. ALL links would be set to expire. If the recipient needs a new link in the future, they can request the file again.

End-users should be able to decide for themselves if they want to toggle this feature on or off.

[Walter]

Hey @shannon b.11; thanks for posting your thoughts on this!

This idea is going to need a bit more support before we can share your suggestion with our team. 

I've updated the status to encourage more users to back you up.

See you around the Community and happy Monday!

[slee_c4]

I'm an Enterprise user and sit on our technology steering committee. Sadly, the lack of this feature is a barrier to entry for Dropbox, as we've already started using other cloud storage platforms.

How many votes do you need for you to take this to review?

[djchuang]

Looks like the minimum # of votes is 12, cf. https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/Dropbox-ideas/idb-p/101002013/status-key/investigating - but on average, it looks like 70-80 votes will push an idea from the "needs more votes" to the "in review" status.

[kevinfreels]

DEFINITELY! Do you know how much trouble this would have saved me after a bad breakup? I never thought about those photos I shared. 😉

[Walter]

Thank you for your idea, while we can’t take every idea forward we do regularly re-review and will update you if anything changes!

[Walter]

This idea has been closed as it has reached the end of the Share an Idea process.