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Mike_PhotographicCrea's avatar
Mike_PhotographicCrea
Explorer | Level 3
3 months ago

Dropbox transfer expiration date set to 7 days by default all of a sudden

Dropbox transfer has changed the default download expiration to 7 days. In the past, it has been 30 days, then for some reason, it went to 45 days, and then this past year, the default was a year. I ...
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Rich's avatar
Rich
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@Mike_PhotographicCrea wrote:

What I do need is for the default to become more than seven days. Does anyone know how to change the default?

There doesn't appear to be an option to change the default. If you need a longer window, you'll need to change the expiration each time you create a transfer.

Paul P.41's avatar
Paul P.41
New member | Level 2
2 months ago

admin this needs to be changed. Users should be able to set a default expiration date for transfers. I've got links expiring all over the place and tracking them down is not a pleasant activity. 

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