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ratushnyivm
2 years agoExplorer | Level 4
Change preview pdf file on shared link
I have a pdf file. I created a link to it and shared it. Then I replaced that pdf file with another one with the same name. Now when I share the link to my updated pdf file, the preview shows an imag...
ratushnyivm
2 years agoExplorer | Level 4
Hello!
Yes, when I click on the link, it takes me to the browser and opens the version of the document I want. The only problem is that a preview is automatically generated in telegram with an irrelevant version of the document.
Hannah
Dropbox Staff
2 years ago- ratushnyivm2 years agoExplorer | Level 4
Hello!
Clearing the cache doesn't help. - Megan2 years ago
Dropbox Staff
Hi ratushnyivm, can you send us a few screenshots, in order for us to have a visual too?
- ratushnyivm2 years agoExplorer | Level 4
Hello!
In the last screenshot I expect to see a preview with version2, because I have already changed the file and the link leads to the file with version2. - Megan2 years ago
Dropbox Staff
Hi ratushnyivm, if it doesn't cause too much chaos, can you try to delete the link, then re-create it, and check the results?
- ratushnyivm2 years agoExplorer | Level 4
Hi!
It helps, but it loses the point of what I'm doing it all for. I need to be able to swap out the contents of a file without changing the reference to it.
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