One-time download links
Send a file whose link stops working after its first download, and issue a fresh link if someone needs a second go.
A one-time download link lets you send a file that can be downloaded once. You switch on one-time access when you create a transfer. The first download burns the link, and later download attempts are refused. It suits a contract, a login sheet or a licence key that is meant for one person.
How a one-time download link works
Create a transfer as usual.
Switch on one-time access before you send it. It is off until you turn it on.
Send the link. It is a download that uses the link up.
The first download burns the link. After that, further download attempts on that link are refused.
What you see afterwards
A burned transfer carries a red Burned badge in your transfers list, so you can tell at a glance which links have been used.
Give someone a second go
If the recipient lost the file, or the wrong person downloaded it, open the burned transfer and choose Regenerate URL from its menu. Tarkle creates a new transfer with a new link. The new transfer keeps the original's settings, including one-time access and view-only. There is no confirmation step, so one click gives you the fresh link to send.
Good to know
Paid transfers cannot use one-time access, a password, an expiry date or view-only, because payment is the access gate. See Paid transfers.
Audio transfers ignore the one-time setting.
Related
Link expiration ends a link on a date instead of after a download.
Password protection asks for a password before anyone can open a transfer.
Revoke access instantly disables a link in one click when plans change.
View-only transfers let people look at files without offering a download.
Try it
Start for free and send your first one-time download link.