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Steel Contributor

Jun 22, 2018

Editing a Link in a document Library?

Is it possible to Edit a Link once it is added to a document library? I don't see the URL property just the name .URL and other metadata.

Deleted
Jun 22, 2018
It's just a shortcut file. So you would have to download which odly enough you can't do with Modern UI. Best way is just delete and Add a new one. Otherwise you have to sync the files, or open in explorer, and manually edit the file itself with text editor.

LTJ88
Copper Contributor
Sep 28, 2023
Can Microsoft change this please? It's so useful and simpler.
Deleted
Jun 22, 2018
It's just a shortcut file. So you would have to download which odly enough you can't do with Modern UI. Best way is just delete and Add a new one. Otherwise you have to sync the files, or open in explorer, and manually edit the file itself with text editor.
- Eric Adler
  Steel Contributor
  Jun 22, 2018
  That is going to be fun to explain another usability exception to every user.
  Thanks for the info!
- RKKMk
  Copper Contributor
  Oct 17, 2023
  I've experienced this too. It's frustrating, as we lose the version history too if we have to delete and create a new one. Please fix this Microsoft.
Ottomagic
Copper Contributor
Sep 06, 2023
I actually just sync the library and edit the .url files locally. It's a work around, but it's simple and it works well enough.
paschalis_
Copper Contributor
Oct 30, 2023