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FrederickZh
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9 months ago

How to delete a shared link to my photos?

In the Dropbox Android app, I can go to the Photos UI, select a few photos, and generate a link. Now my question is where I can revoke the link (or setting an expiry, a password, etc.)? It's no...
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FrederickZh
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Hi Hannah, as mentioned the link is not in this page. I created such a link today but the latest link in Shared page was from 22 Feb.

 

I wouldn't be surprised if it is a bug related to the leap day.

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Hannah
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9 months ago

Hmm, in that case, while still on dropbox.com, navigate to the file, click on the share option (rectangular icon with an upwards facing arrow), click the gear icon at the top right, click "link for viewing (that's the one that was most likely created) and you should see a "delete link" option.

 

If that's not the case, is it possible that you sent a Transfer link instead of a shared link?

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    FrederickZh
    Helpful | Level 7
    9 months ago
    Hannah 'Link for viewing' only works for links to a single file/folder. I selected 4 photos. The link is still valid and 'link for viewing' just tells me 'There isn’t a link for viewing' for those photos.

    And no, it wasn't a Transfer. I don't think Transfer is even supported in the Android app.
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      Nancy
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      9 months ago

      Hi FrederickZh, hope it’s OK to jump in here.

       

      After double checking with the team too, I can confirm that viewing shared links to photo collections isn't currently possible via the Links section of your Shared tab, so you can't delete them.

       

      The only way to do this would be if the original photo was deleted, which would also disable the shared link that points to it.

      • FrederickZh's avatar
        FrederickZh
        Helpful | Level 7
        9 months ago
        Hi Nancy, thanks for the confirmation.

        To add to your reply, it seems one has to permanently delete the files and re-upload them as a workaround. If you restore the deleted files, the link will show those files again.

        I have to say that this is hugely inconvenient. Not only is it troublesome to revoke links this way, but also requires users to track these links themselves. When https://www.dropbox.com/plans told me my plan had 'Shared link controls', this was definitely NOT what I expected. Not to mention it can easily be a security concern.

        Could you please submit a feature request to the owning team?

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