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title: "A LinkDrop link does not open"
url: "https://forum.qnap.net.pl/threads/a-linkdrop-link-does-not-open.46335/"
thread_id: 46335
date: "2026-11-11"
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# A LinkDrop link does not open

> Source: <https://forum.qnap.net.pl/threads/a-linkdrop-link-does-not-open.46335/> · FAQ · Forum QNAP Polska · 2026-11-11

**Symptoms**

- The link's page in a browser says "No direct path between your network and the sender.", "The sender is offline. Try again later." or "This link is no longer available."
- A download on the **LinkDrop** page ends with **Failed: No direct path between these networks.**, **Failed: The sender is offline.** or **Failed: This link is no longer available.**
- The page says "The link is incomplete: its key is missing."

**Cause**
LinkDrop sends the files directly from the sender's NAS. On some networks no direct path exists, for example when both ends sit behind routers that give every connection a port of their own (a VPN, many mobile networks). A link also stops working when it expires or the sender revokes it, and it cannot open while the sender's NAS is offline. The part of the link after the # sign is its key: a link cut short there cannot open.

**Resolution**

1. No direct path: try another network, such as Wi-Fi in place of mobile data, and open the link again. If you leave the page open on that message, it tries again by itself when you return to it a minute or more later.
2. For a more reliable connection, use Rtorrent 16 on a NAS: paste the link on the **LinkDrop** page, or in **Files** press **More** (⋯), then **Download from link…**. A failed download there has **Retry**.
3. Incomplete link: copy the whole link again, with everything after the # sign.
4. Offline or no longer available: ask the sender to check that the NAS is on, or to send a new link. The sender's **LinkDrop** page lists every link with its expiry.

**Notice & Advise**
The LinkDrop service never carries the file in place of a direct path. The download needs both ends online at the same time.

Ref. links:
[Rtorrent 16 guide: LinkDrop](https://pub.qnaputilities.com/rtorrent16/demo/guides/?g=linkdrop)

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