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m-go's avatar
m-go
Helpful | Level 6
5 years ago

Bulk delete shared links

I just found that deleting all the shared links that accumulate over time isn't that easy. In fact, I have to click on each one's ellipsis and then click again on "Delete". Imagine the fun I had for ...
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Lusil's avatar
Lusil
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5 years ago

Hi there m-go, thanks for checking in with us!

Although there isn't currently a direct option for you to remove all shared links with one click, you can check out this thread where users have suggested a few workarounds. 

You can also post your idea here where like-minded users can share their interest and upvote. 

Hope this helps!

  • m-go's avatar
    m-go
    Helpful | Level 6
    5 years ago

    Thanks, Lusil.

    It's funny the "accepted solution" is still a two years old JS hack created by a user.

    See, that would be OK if Dropbox was the friendly team of hackers from the garage next door. No offense to the support team, but I think it's a little embarassing for a 8bn company.

    • Steve S.86's avatar
      Steve S.86
      Helpful | Level 6
      5 years ago

      "It's funny that..."...no it is not funny at all, it's unbelievable.

       

      Still, as per the previous post, why is this hack even necessary???

      Are there so few developers in Dropbox that there is no-one to put a "Check All" checkbox??

      Are they all so busy inventing new collaborative features that no-one is asking for??

       

      I note that in the referenced thread, the jquery version worked, but not the pure javascript version posted later, as the ids and classes appear to have changed in the page.

      • greghaygood's avatar
        greghaygood
        New member | Level 2
        3 years ago

        Here's an updated snippet of code that works with the current UI:

         

        var list = document.querySelectorAll('#links-list .mc-popover-trigger')

for( var index = 0; index < list.length; index++ )
{
    var popup = list[index]
    popup.click()
    var deleteLink = document.querySelector('.delete-link')
    if (deleteLink) {
        deleteLink.click()
        document.getElementsByClassName( "button-primary dbmodal-button" )[0].click();
    }
}

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