How to replace uploaded files?

How do I replace uploaded PDF files? The Link Editor dialog is showing only 20 files. So how do I replace old files with new ones while still maintaining the same URL? In older squarespace versions, I was able to find the file, delete it, and then upload a new file with the same filename. This way, the URL didn't change and all links across my website to that file were maintained. Now, I have no way of doing this without changing every single link to the new URL of the newly uploaded file.

And Searching for a filename doesn't work either. The search only returns results from the 20 listed files.

Please help! 

Also, I wouldn't want the old files to continue to be indexed by Google. So there needs to be a way to delete them! This is basic file management functionality...

There seems no way to replace the file without changing its URL.

https://support.squarespace.com/hc/en-us/articles/205812748-Image-and-file-URLs-in-Squarespace

Was there a resolution to this? I have the same question

It would be SUPER if there was a resolution to this.

Remove current file, upload new one with same name, same format

This didn't work for me. I deleted the original file, saved changes, and then went back in and uploaded the file with the same name, but Squarespace added a little four character hash after the file name, which messes up the links.

Nevermind! User error!

There IS a solution!

FIRST, TO BE CLEAR ABOUT THE PROBLEM ...

When you upload a file it is stored in a certain "location" which has its own "static URL" (or unique address).

So, for example, if you upload a PDF (e.g. 'my test PDF.pdf') as a "linked file" it would have an address or URL something like this (notice spaces in the name of the file are replaced by '+' s) ... 

https://static1.squarespace.com/static/559fb5d6e4b0b8eb00f70a64/t/62cffc8d5c22873463703f6f/1657797774503/my+test+PDF.pdf

When people click on the link and the file opens (usually in a new Tab) this is the address/URL people see in their address bar.

But when you remove this file and then upload a file with the same name, it will have a slightly different address or URL ...

https://static1.squarespace.com/static/559fb5d6e4b0b8eb00f70a64/t/62cff2097cc7fc7cb944a60b/1657795082728/my+test+PDF.pdf

So if you give people the first address as a link (e.g. in an email or on social media or elsewhere), but then replace the pdf with a new version, the old link no longer works (as it points to the old version that is no longer there).

THE SOLUTION

Squarespace uses "shortcuts" to point to uploaded files. So the shortcut to the above file would be ...

https://yourwebsite.com/s/my-test-PDF.pdf

(Notice that the spaces in the file name are replaced here with '-' s)

You can use this link and give it out. Then, when you delete the original pdf and upload a new version, with exactly the same name, the same link will still work.

Where to get the shortcut link?

• Edit a page that has a link to that file (or create a new link to that file on an existing page)
• Click on the link 
• Click on the link icon
• You'll see the shortcut - /s/my-test-PDF.pdf
• Copy that
• You can now add this to the end of your website address - https://yourwebsite.com to give the full URL or address that you can use wherever you want to ... https://yourwebsite.com/s/my-test-PDF.pdf

How to replace the file

• Delete the original file
• Upload a new version, with exactly the same name

WARNING

Do NOT upload two files with the same name - they will show in the list as the same, but the second will have some random extra characters added to distinguish it and the link will be something like this

https://yourwebsite.com/s/my-test-PDF-sqk.pdf

Hope that helps someone

Hello that doesn't work

8 minutes ago, theoB86 said:

Hello that doesn't work

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