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BRADLEY B.2's avatar
BRADLEY B.2
New member | Level 1
10 years ago

Can you customize a shared link?

I want to share a folder with some new clients and I have to give it to them on paper. The link characters are very long and complicated. Is there a way to make a custom link?
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  • Mark's avatar
    Mark
    10 years ago

    Not with Dropbox.

    You could try putting it through some sort of link shortening tool, however.

310EI's avatar
310EI
Star | Level 17
10 years ago

Hello...

I've used Bit.ly for the past 6 years and it works well (tracking available).

EXAMPLE:

This forum thread URL:    
https://www.dropboxforum.com/hc/communities/public/questions/202545215-CUSTOMIZING-LINKS-IS-IT-POSSIBLE

Can be customized to:

http://bit.ly/BBCustomLink

You can look at my example folder which utilizes a custom link > bit.ly/310EIsubfolder.

 

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