Shorten link by default
When I generate a link to share a file, I'd like this link to be automatically shortened.
OneDrive's URL format is ugly. When I paste it in some places, they are not fully parsed and converted to links (just a portion of the URL is converted). Or I want to tweet it.
I think every time I use the option to generate a link, I want to copy it and paste somewhere else.
In this case, the generated link could be shortened by default.
Christian Hartung
shared this idea
Hi, everyone. You should be seeing shorter links by default in the sharing dialog now. Please check it out and let us know what you think.
156 comments
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Jay
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I add my vote to this motion. I use it regularly.
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Dan
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"Thinking about it" hahaha.....that always means "forget you...we're not interested in user input."
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Rick
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Please add the option to create shortened links back to one drive. Without this option, onedrive becomes far less convenient for sharing files and folders with anyone, particularly via text, tweet etc. This was one of the most useful features of onedrive for the type of sharing I do most often. Its removal is unfortunate and without it I may need to look for other cloud storage options.
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Joshua M. Pactor commented
Please revert the removal of this feature. It is a core use case and creates a breaking change for many users' workflows.
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WJ Rodney-Rawkins
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I agree...never had problems with sending clients the shortened link, now getting issues daily.
Bring back the short link.
What was the logic behind it being removed.
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IAN
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BRING IT BACK ASAP
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Anonymous
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I'll add my vote to the list to want the shortened link back. PLEASE!!!!!
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AEMpress
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@Douglas Pearce «thinking about it», REALYY??? You had it implemented!!!! WHY, oh why did you remove it? I used it 100% of the time!
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wayne way
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I have to use https://goo.gl/
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Anonymous
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Please bring back the shorten URL function when sharing folders. A simple and very helpful feature.
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Lauren
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I second Becky's comment, please bring it back!
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Jeff
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Why was this even removed? This is a critical feature!
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Becky Borello
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I also want to know where this went! We used this feature all the time. It is a HUGE pain now that it is gone!!
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Sameer
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Get it back, Please!
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Steven
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I'd sack the person that thought the above URL was better than a short url.
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Steven
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Really disappointing this feature was removed. Why would you do that to a really nice and thoughtful feature?
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Keith
commented
I found that the short link option in OneDrive sharing is gone, sometimes I need to type in the sharing link manually for elderly. As short link is gone I can only use other service.
Please bring it back, thanks.
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Anonymous
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Please get back shorten link functionality
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Anonymous
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Please get back shorten link functionality
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Will
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yeah. what happened to this. in fact, i'd rather have it always shortened. that crazy long url is terrible.
