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Rudhvi09
9 months agoNew member | Level 2
How can I download files from a shared link that no longer works?
Hi,
I have a dropbox link that was sent to me in 2015 by my wedding photographer and at the time I saved the photos from it on a HD but its corrupted now. I still have the original link but I g...
- 9 months ago
Hi Rudhvi09, thanks for contacting us.
This message means that the shared link no longer exists, either because the link itself was deleted, or the folder it was referencing was deleted.
The only option at this stage, which you mentioned isn't possible, is to contact the creator of the shared link to see if they still have a copy of the files.
Do you know if someone else also downloaded the files from that shared link back in the day? It's possible that they would have a copy.
Jay
Dropbox Staff
Hi Rudhvi09, thanks for contacting us.
This message means that the shared link no longer exists, either because the link itself was deleted, or the folder it was referencing was deleted.
The only option at this stage, which you mentioned isn't possible, is to contact the creator of the shared link to see if they still have a copy of the files.
Do you know if someone else also downloaded the files from that shared link back in the day? It's possible that they would have a copy.
aharry
8 months agoNew member | Level 2
Thank you.
It was an old link. I won't waste my time trying to retrieve
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