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rayyoung513
New member | Level 2
6 years ago

Can I change the URL of a shared link?

after saving my apk, dropbox created a url for. is there a way i can change that url.

  • Hi Ray, are you referring to a shared link to that file?
     
    If so, you can’t customize it to a URL you’d prefer, however you can delete and recreate the link which will generate a new link.
     
    If I’m misunderstanding something, please let me know!
  • Jay's avatar
    Jay
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    Hi Ray, are you referring to a shared link to that file?
     
    If so, you can’t customize it to a URL you’d prefer, however you can delete and recreate the link which will generate a new link.
     
    If I’m misunderstanding something, please let me know!
    • rayyoung513's avatar
      rayyoung513
      New member | Level 2

      so i can keep deleting it until i find a shorter url.

      • Rich's avatar
        Rich
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        rayyoung513 wrote:

        so i can keep deleting it until i find a shorter url.


        It won't be shorter, unless you shorten the name of your file. The Dropbox-generated portion of a share link will always be the same length.

        You can, however, run the link that Dropbox gives you through a link shortening service, such as bit.ly or goo.gl.

  • henrywilliam463's avatar
    henrywilliam463
    Explorer | Level 3

    I also want to know the same. So, have you got the answer? I have also Apk Downloading Site . Thanks

    • Daphne's avatar
      Daphne
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      Hi there henrywilliam463, apologies for the delayed reply!

      As mentioned above, we don't currently have a way to customise shared links themselves. You could try using a link shortening service like Rich suggested above though if that helps.

      Let me know if you have any other questions!

       

      PS. I removed the link from your post as per Community Guidelines, which was probably what caused your comment to be picked up by our spam filter. 

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