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Vivier P.'s avatar
Vivier P.
New member | Level 1
10 years ago
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Can I replace a file but keep the same link? The link has already been shared with clients but I need to replace the version of the file.

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    Richard P.
    10 years ago

    If you replace the file with one named identically and in the same place, subsequent visitors will get the updated version.

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Tom K.37
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9 years ago

So my old script would delete the existing file and then copy a new file into it's place.  Apparently the delete is what's causing the link to change.  If you just copy the new file OVER the existing file, then the link does NOT change.

There is definitely a different behavior with Dropbox but now that I understand what's causing the change, it's no longer an issue for me.

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