Topic by cw 2012-02-14 03:23:00

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I am using dropbox for posting things I'm sharing to others. When I upload a newer version of a file, does the link I give out stay the same? I'm just asking because I would like to share my maze game when ever I make a change to it so that others can see how far I have come with it. Oh yes, a newer version of my latest project is fixing to come out of dry dock or the workshop or whatever you call it.

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Reply by CAE_Jones 2012-02-14 03:52:43

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Yeah, the link stays the same, so far as I can tell.

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Reply by Omar Alvarado 2012-02-14 03:58:57

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Just replace the original withe a new one and it should stay the same.
I've done it before and it's worked. Dropbox is really quite a nice little file storing platform.

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Reply by blindncool 2012-02-14 04:45:27

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I have wondered the same thing. That's cool!

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Reply by cw 2012-02-14 14:07:26

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Thanks for the info. I have put a new version of project maze up.

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Reply by lauren.downie96 2012-02-15 12:25:02

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I also wanted to know that because I sometimes change files. Thanks for the info as CW said.

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Reply by robjoy 2012-02-15 14:23:44

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Hi,
A bit of correction. Since the dropbox link relies on the filename, it stays the same until you change the name of the file. If you upload a file with a different filename, the link will change as well. From the point of Dropbox, it does not matter what file you have there as long as it exists and the browser can download it using the filename the link links to.

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