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Jason D.8
2 years agoHelpful | Level 6
Updating a file changes the link...
I noticed today that editing a file and resaving it without changing the name now changes the Dropbox link, and it definitely didn't used to do that before. That was one of the great things with Drop...
- 2 years ago
Jason D.8 wrote:
... all I had to do was go to the original Word document, change it, then export it and overwrite the old PDF in the process.
As a test, go through the same process but export the file to a different location and then manually move it into the Dropbox folder, overwriting the original. Check your link after the move is complete.
Jason D.8
Helpful | Level 6
I used to export PDF documents, and share the links to these on Dropbox. It was great because if I needed to edit anything, all I had to do was go to the original Word document, change it, then export it and overwrite the old PDF in the process. The links didn't used to change, which saved me a lot of time. However, now the links are regenerated, so something has changed somewhere.
Rich
2 years agoSuper User II
Jason D.8 wrote:
... all I had to do was go to the original Word document, change it, then export it and overwrite the old PDF in the process.
As a test, go through the same process but export the file to a different location and then manually move it into the Dropbox folder, overwriting the original. Check your link after the move is complete.
- Jason D.82 years agoHelpful | Level 6
Yes, that fixed it. Thanks.
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