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remove all shared links
Hi, I have many links in the links-list. Way to many. I take it that the files linked are accessible for anyone with the link. I want all these links removed with one command. It is too many to do it manually for each one.
Thanks
Please be careful as it will delete all your shared links! You have been warned! Works in Chrome (61.0.3163.100) maybe firefox and internet explorer but no links to test =) Open the browser's console window (right click anywhere and select inspect or control+shift+i) while in the shared links page. Paste the following code in the console command line, click enter and it will delete all shared links.
Due to secure http loading jquery (as suggested by other post) does not work, so this option is fine with vanilla javascript. The script below simulates consecutive mouse clicks: 1. click the three dot button next to the link, 2. click the delete link button in the drop down, 3. click the delete link buttin in the pop up dialog box. Note that it will take a minute to execute all those but in the end the list shall be clear. Hope it save you some trouble... and again be careful
for( var index = 0; index < 1000; index++ )
{
var dots = document.getElementById("bubbleDropdownTarget-" + index );
if( dots == undefined ) continue;
dots.click( );
document.getElementsByClassName( "bubble-menu-item" )[0].click( );
document.getElementsByClassName( "button-primary dbmodal-button" )[0].click( );
}
We have about 1,000 files we have to make a URL link. In stead of clicking sharing button in each file, is there any function to make all 1,000 URL links at a time?
what i just did is go to 'sharing' and de-activate the option to create links and then it deactivates all links. i will then re-enable to option to allow future links to be created.
Hi Dropbox people,
As a Dropbox for Business user, I have a similar issue with links. As an admin, I can't get a nice overview of all the links created by all users. I can see them in the 'activity' list in the admin console, but not really filtered per person, per date,.... Not like you can list your own links.
Additionally, I don't like to restrict all links to my company by default - it makes it too hard for our people to share with clients, because it means they have to use the browser interface to adjust the permissions. At the same time though, that means I loose control over the links generated and how much of my company's information is readily accessible by outsiders.
Two features requested:
1. Give the admin at leas a possibility to see all links and possibly 'bulk delete'
2. Give the admin a possibilty to have all links expire after a set time by default.
Please please, pretty please.
Koen
That's not really an option if you don't want to rename the folder. For me the purpose of Dropbox is to keep my stuff organized, and renaming a folder might not be solution. Anyway, it's better than nothing.
k.s., There is an easy workaround to "delete all links": simply rename the root directory, or any directory in the path of said links.
Hi! I have created a gist with code to do this more or less automatically. :)
It basically clicks each delete button, waits for the modal to open, and then clicks the confirm button. It waits 1 second before clicking the next one. I didn't want to make all requests every 10 ms risking blocking my account. :D
To use this just open your browser console (cmd + shift + j in chrome) and paste the code in the following link:
(This will only work until the page layout is changed...)
https://gist.github.com/nunogoncalves/e75294ea5a2762befdbf
If you want to costumize you can change the following variables:
var numOfLinksToDelete = 200;
var waitUntilNextLinkInMs = 1000;
Man. It worked like a charm. I love you so much right now. Thanks a LOT.
- Rich
Super User II
Can you show me a way to "select all" in here.
Francisco... No, you can't select all on the links page (previously you referred to deleting files, not links).
Would moving the screenshots (like creating an "archive" folder within the screenshots folder and moving them in there) git rid of the links
Clay... Yes, as you've discovered, moving (or renaming, deleting) a file will delete the link to the file as well.
Yes, it works. I moved all my screenshots to a new folder called archive within screenshots and the links disappeared. That helped a lot, now I only have like 30 non-screenshot shared links I can delete one at a time.
Rich R., as you can see in his screenshot (and is my case as well) the Dropbox desktop client automatically uploads and shares all screenshots taken with CMD+Shift+4. If you take lots of screenshort after a short time you end up with hundreds or thousands of individual links. About the only way I can think of getting rid of them en masse is if you delete all the screenshots from Dropbox then the links would probably disappear. My issue is that I don't want to delete all my screenshots, I just don't want them shared anymore.
Possible resolution: Would moving the screenshots (like creating an "archive" folder within the screenshots folder and moving them in there) git rid of the links or do the links follow the files wherever they move within Dropbox? Time to experiment. It would resolve 99% of my issue, but, still, the easiest way would be simple multi-select checkboxes on that page.
Can you show me a way to "select all" in here. I mean, is there a way to do so rather than erasing one file by one? Thxs
