Get back your expired data file transfer
A transfer link going dark is not the same as your data files disappearing. WeTransfer holds recoverable transfers in a restorable state after the link stops working, and WeTransfer Ultimate gives both senders and downloaders a way back to those files without re-uploading anything.
Get your expired files back
If you sent a data file transfer and the download link has stopped working, the files behind it may still be on WeTransfer's servers. WeTransfer separates link expiry from permanent deletion: when recoverability is on, which is the default for most transfers, files move into a restorable state rather than being wiped the moment a link goes dark. WeTransfer Ultimate subscribers can restore expired transfers directly from their Transfers panel, and that includes transfers originally sent on a Free or Starter account. Someone who still holds the original expired link can also trigger a restore from the expired download page when logged in with an eligible plan. Free and Starter users cannot self-restore, but an expired link alone is not confirmation the underlying data files are gone.
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Not necessarily. When a transfer is marked recoverable (the default unless you turned it off), WeTransfer keeps the files in a restorable state for a window after the link expires, rather than deleting them at the exact moment the link goes dark. Free and Starter users cannot self-restore, but if you upgrade to Ultimate before that retention window closes, transfers you sent on a Free or Starter account become eligible for recovery right away.
As a sender, go to your Transfers panel, find the expired transfer, and if recovery is available you will see a restore option there. You do not need to re-upload anything. If someone else still has the expired download link, they may also be able to kick off a restore from the expired download page when they are logged in with an Ultimate, Teams, or Enterprise plan, which extends the download window again without any new upload required.
WeTransfer works with any file type, so data files such as CSVs, database exports, JSON and XML files, Office documents, PDFs, and similar formats are all supported. Files are stored as-is with no compression or re-encoding, meaning recovered data files are identical to what was originally uploaded.
When a transfer link expires, the download URL stops working for recipients, but that is not the same moment the files leave WeTransfer's servers. For transfers marked recoverable, files stay in a restorable state for an extended period after expiry. Permanent deletion happens separately, after that retention window ends, or immediately when a sender manually deletes a transfer from the Transfers panel, which is a distinct action from time-based expiry.
Yes, with WeTransfer Ultimate you can set a custom expiry on any transfer, including choosing no expiry at all so the link stays active unless you decide to delete it. That is useful for ongoing data file access where recipients need to return to the download link over time rather than grabbing everything in a short window.