Get your presentation files back after link expiry
Sending a presentation and then losing access to the link is a frustrating way to lose work. WeTransfer treats link expiry and permanent deletion as two separate events, which means your slides, decks, and pitch files may still be sitting on WeTransfer's servers and waiting to be restored — even after the download link has gone dark.
Get your expired files back
Presentation files carry a lot of weight: client pitches, board decks, proposals that took days to prepare. When a transfer link expires, it can feel like that work has vanished, but for most transfers the files themselves remain in a recoverable state for a window after expiry. WeTransfer Ultimate subscribers can restore those transfers directly from the Transfers panel, and anyone who still has the original expired link can also trigger a recovery from the expired download page when they're logged in with an eligible plan. Transfers made before upgrading to Ultimate are included too, so if your presentation was sent on a Free or Starter account, it may already be restorable the moment your plan changes. Free and Starter users cannot self-restore an expired transfer, though files are not necessarily wiped the instant a link stops working, which means upgrading to Ultimate before the retention window closes can still bring presentations back.
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Not necessarily. When a transfer is marked recoverable (the default setting), expiry stops the download link from working but does not immediately delete the files from WeTransfer's servers. Files smaller than 256 MB remain in a recoverable state for up to one year after expiry; files larger than 256 MB for up to 90 days. Free and Starter users cannot self-restore an expired transfer, but if you upgrade to Ultimate within that retention window, those presentations become restorable from your Transfers panel — including transfers you sent before upgrading.
Yes, in some cases. If the recipient is logged in with an Ultimate, Teams, or Enterprise plan and the transfer is still within its retention window, they can trigger a recovery directly from the expired download page — no re-upload needed, and the download window opens again. This works alongside sender-initiated recovery, so it is not limited to the person who originally sent the files.
WeTransfer Ultimate lets you set a custom expiry on any transfer, including the option to keep it active indefinitely so the link never goes dark on its own. You can apply this before sending from the transfer window, or adjust the expiry date of an already-sent transfer from your Transfers panel. Per-transfer customization also lets you add a description and branded background to the download page, which is useful when sharing polished decks with clients.
No. WeTransfer does not compress or re-encode files at any point, so your PowerPoint, Keynote, or PDF slides come back exactly as they were uploaded. The recovery process simply restores access to the existing files on WeTransfer's servers, so the recipient downloads the same originals with no quality loss or formatting changes.
No. Deleting a transfer from your Transfers panel immediately revokes the download link and removes the files, and that action cannot be undone regardless of your plan. This is different from time-based expiry, where files may remain in a recoverable state for a retention window. If you want to remove access for recipients without losing the option to restore later, changing or removing the download link is a safer move than deletion.