When to use a one-time download link
A one-time link works for exactly one download, then the file is removed.
What it does
On multipleupload.com, a "one download" link is valid for the first download only. If nobody downloads the file, the link expires after 24 hours. Either way the file is then deleted from our server.
What it is good for
- One recipient. You are sending a file to a single person and do not want the link to keep working afterwards.
- Links that may be forwarded or archived. A link left in an old email thread or chat history is dead once it has been used.
- Knowing something went wrong. If your recipient tells you the link no longer works before they used it, someone or something else downloaded the file first.
What it does not do
- It does not check who downloads. The first person, or program, to open the download gets the file.
- It does not stop the recipient from copying or re-sharing the file after downloading it.
- It does not encrypt the file. Encrypt sensitive files yourself before uploading.
When a timed link is better
Choose 24 hours or 7 days when more than one person needs the file, when the recipient may need to download it again on another device, or when a download might be interrupted on a slow connection. An interrupted download can still use up a one-time link.
See also: Sending a file that is too large for email.