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Creating static links
Hi, Is it possible to create static links in dropbox so if I keep updating a file the link will always remain as the one I chose? The reason I ask is because we provide small plugins for download v...
filkin wrote:
Is it possible to create static links in dropbox so if I keep updating a file the link will always remain as the one I chose?
If you overwrite the existing file (without deleting it first) the link will remain the same. Note that some applications, while saving a file, will first delete the original and save the new version with the same name. In such a case, if Dropbox detects the deletion and syncs it, the link will change.
Only when a file is directly overwritten will the link remain the same as it was.
Rich
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filkin wrote:
Is it possible to create static links in dropbox so if I keep updating a file the link will always remain as the one I chose?
If you overwrite the existing file (without deleting it first) the link will remain the same. Note that some applications, while saving a file, will first delete the original and save the new version with the same name. In such a case, if Dropbox detects the deletion and syncs it, the link will change.
Only when a file is directly overwritten will the link remain the same as it was.
Thanks Rich... I'll go with instructions to always overwrite then. Appreciate you responding.
I do think it would be a neat feature to be able to set a static link, a bit like a url shortner.
- Rich
filkin wrote:
I do think it would be a neat feature to be able to set a static link, a bit like a url shortner.
Dropbox used to have a link shortener using the domain db.tt but they eliminated that feature many years ago.
I always save my updated files from within Adobe. Use the same process every time. And sometimes the link changes, and other times it doesn't. I cannot seem to figure out why. I never delete the original file. Any suggestions?
