Able to upload replace existing file and maintain same link after sharing (as you can do already with Dropbox replay)
Hey @Julietd27, thanks for your post.
I wanted to ask for some clarifications, if that's okay.
Are you adding/replacing your files using the Dropbox desktop app or the website?
When replacing a file, are you using a different name each time, or does the name remain the same?
Keep me posted.
Hi Hannah,
This is on the website, I tried to copy and paste the exact same name as when reading forums that’s what it suggested, but it automatically added a (1) or (2) onto the filename after trying to save. I chatted to support and they said I could delete the old file and then it may work, but the link may break.
Thanks
Thanks for the clarification, Julie, and thanks for the feedback about this.
I've made sure to pass it along to our team and as a workaround, you can actually use our desktop app; when replacing files within your local Dropbox folder, the link shouldn't break, unlike what happens on the website.
I hope this helps.
Thank you, how do you do this in the app if the original and new files are in the folder?
Thanks!
Julietd27 wrote: Thank you, how do you do this in the app if the original and new files are in the folder?
When saving the new version, just overwrite the existing file making sure that it's not deleted in the process. If you overwrite the existing file, the link should be preserved.
Note that some applications don't overwrite existing files when saving. Instead, they save a temporary file, delete the original and then rename the new one to the original name. If your application works like this, then the link will usually NOT be preserved. Dropbox has no control over this.
When in doubt, the safest way is to save the file in another location, such as your Desktop, with the same name as the original, and then drag and drop this new file into the same folder as the original, overwriting it in the process.
