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FrederickZh
Helpful | Level 7
9 months ago

How to delete a shared link to my photos?

In the Dropbox Android app, I can go to the Photos UI, select a few photos, and generate a link. Now my question is where I can revoke the link (or setting an expiry, a password, etc.)? It's no...
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Hannah
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Hey FrederickZh, thanks for posting your question today!

 

You should be able to see the link you created and delete it from this page on the Dropbox website.

 

Let me know how it goes.

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FrederickZh
Helpful | Level 7
9 months ago

Hi Hannah, as mentioned the link is not in this page. I created such a link today but the latest link in Shared page was from 22 Feb.

 

I wouldn't be surprised if it is a bug related to the leap day.

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    Hannah
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    9 months ago

    Hmm, in that case, while still on dropbox.com, navigate to the file, click on the share option (rectangular icon with an upwards facing arrow), click the gear icon at the top right, click "link for viewing (that's the one that was most likely created) and you should see a "delete link" option.

     

    If that's not the case, is it possible that you sent a Transfer link instead of a shared link?

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      FrederickZh
      Helpful | Level 7
      9 months ago
      Hannah 'Link for viewing' only works for links to a single file/folder. I selected 4 photos. The link is still valid and 'link for viewing' just tells me 'There isn’t a link for viewing' for those photos.

      And no, it wasn't a Transfer. I don't think Transfer is even supported in the Android app.
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        Nancy
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        9 months ago

        Hi FrederickZh, hope it’s OK to jump in here.

         

        After double checking with the team too, I can confirm that viewing shared links to photo collections isn't currently possible via the Links section of your Shared tab, so you can't delete them.

         

        The only way to do this would be if the original photo was deleted, which would also disable the shared link that points to it.

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