Scrivener Links

[peter_Howard]

I think it would be helpful if Links could cancel out if the Link Target is no longer available or is in the trash.

[AmberV]

From the FAQ:

:arrow: [size=100][10] Can text links be easily deleted in the editor, or better yet can I keep Scrivener from creating them when I paste from a web page?[/size]
If you wish to delete just one or two links that have already been pasted into the document, or created using the Scrivener Link feature, the easiest way to delete a link is to right click on it in the editor, choose Edit Link…, and then simply click OK. The existing link information is not loaded into the Edit Link dialogue, so clicking OK sends an empty link to Scrivener’s editor, deleting it.

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[gr]

Peter,

It might not be such a happy thing to have done for you. If you accidentally deleted the linked file, while you could restore the file, you might be unhappy to find that all the links to it in your project were in the meantime erased!

–Greg

[AmberV]

gr has a good point, especially with the trash. It is too easy to accidentally move something to the trash, and if you have a file that is cross-linked all over the place, restoring your accident could be a laborious process. I haven’t tried it, but does deleting and relinking work? I thought that links were tied to some internal numbering system and reimporting would not automatically re-establish those links.

[peter_Howard]

Thanks GR and AV. Good points. I guess I’m one of those who absolutely never deletes anything that may be needed later - hmmmmmm.
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Peter