Bring back a transfer link you thought was gone
An expired link feels final, but it doesn't have to be. WeTransfer Ultimate keeps expired transfers in a recoverable state, so you can restore files from your Transfers panel rather than starting from scratch. That recovery window even reaches back to transfers sent before you upgraded.
Get your expired files back
If you've landed here after clicking a dead download link, the outcome depends on which plan the transfer was sent on. Free and Starter transfers are permanently removed from WeTransfer's servers once they expire, with no way to bring them back. Ultimate changes that: expired transfers stay in a recoverable state within defined windows, and you can restore them directly from your Transfers panel with a couple of clicks. The retroactive part is what catches people off guard in a good way — transfers that expired while you were still on Free or Starter may still be within reach the moment you upgrade to Ultimate. The Recoverable option is on by default for new transfers on Ultimate, so every file you send already has a safety net without any extra configuration.
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FAQs
All your questions answered.
No. When a transfer expires on Free or Starter, the files are permanently deleted from WeTransfer's servers and there is no recovery path. The only plan that gives you a route back to expired transfers is Ultimate, and above.
For files under 256 MB, the recovery window is up to one year after the transfer expires. For files over 256 MB, the window is up to 90 days. Both windows are counted from the moment the transfer expired, not from when you upgraded.
Yes, that's exactly how the retroactive recovery works. As long as the transfer is still within the recovery window at the point you upgrade, it will appear as restorable in your Transfers panel. Transfers that expired too long ago and fall outside the window are gone permanently, but anything inside it becomes accessible immediately after upgrading.
Head to your Transfers panel and look for the expired transfer. If it's within the recovery window and the Recoverable option was enabled when it was sent, you'll see a Recover or Restore option next to it. The Recoverable option is turned on by default for all new transfers on Ultimate, so you shouldn't need to think about it for anything sent after upgrading.
On Ultimate, the Recoverable option is enabled by default whenever you create a new transfer, so recovery is built in without any manual setup. If you want to double-check, you can confirm the setting in the transfer options panel before clicking Transfer. You can also set transfers to never expire at all on Ultimate, which means there's nothing to recover in the first place.