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Bhang's avatar
Bhang
Helpful | Level 5
3 years ago

Edited folder name is not reflected in download link

I just posted a folder with Wedding pictures in it. I had mistakenly misspelled the Brides name in the folder containing these images. I fixed the name but even afterwards when I check the link it is showing the old spelling. I even made new links but the old spelling persists. I do not want the recipients to see the misspelled name when they download these pictures. How do I get the copied download link to show the correct folder name?

  • This is a shared link.

       I finally got around the issue by creating a new folder and moving the files into the new folder, therefore, creating a new shared link file.

    I believe that perhaps the name of the folder is somehow hard wired when the shared link is created and therefore changing the folder name afterwards has no affect.

    Thanks.

  • Jay's avatar
    Jay
    Icon for Dropbox Staff rankDropbox Staff

    Hi Bhang, thanks for bringing this to our attention.

     

    Is this a shared folder which is added to a Dropbox account, or a shared link which can be accessed from the browser?

     

    This will help me to assist further!

    • Bhang's avatar
      Bhang
      Helpful | Level 5

      This is a shared link.

         I finally got around the issue by creating a new folder and moving the files into the new folder, therefore, creating a new shared link file.

      I believe that perhaps the name of the folder is somehow hard wired when the shared link is created and therefore changing the folder name afterwards has no affect.

      Thanks.

      • Mark's avatar
        Mark
        Icon for Super User II rankSuper User II

        Hi Bhang 

        That is correct - same if its a Shared Folder which has edit access 🙂