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I want to copy the old school classic link from a document which looks like http://team./sites/sitename/libraryname/imagename.PNG .

However, Sharepoint online generates a link like "https://tenant.sharepoint.com/:x:/r/sites/EcBgGUOtGLZAnWAxNhPEAl4BYd_hDxjbWMKuO0U1XZqwxw?e=aTcmoD" which is not human readable. Can I get the classic link in Sharepoint Online?

There is a blog post that provides an "SPFx extension" as a solution but I was wondering if we could find a simpler solution.

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No.

Currently there is not direct way provided by Microsoft to get the proper link of document in modern experience.

Work Around:

Follow below steps(It will give you quite readable link):

Select the file in library > Copy link > Click the drop down button below link and Choose “Specific people” > Apply(Without Entering anyone's name) > Copy the link.

Reference:

  1. classic experience vs modern experience, getting the right link
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  • I cannot click apply without entering anyone's name. There is validation applied on "Enter a name or email" text box. – Talha Imtiaz Mar 13 '19 at 9:47
  • I am able to get the link without adding anyone's name. If you are not getting it then try adding your own name. But I guess adding your name will not give you the more readable link. – Ganesh Sanap Mar 13 '19 at 10:02
  • Does this answer helped you in any way to get the solution? – Ganesh Sanap May 16 '19 at 10:27
  • I'm afraid I wasn't able to do it. Perhaps it will help someone else. – Talha Imtiaz May 22 '19 at 8:29
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Another place where you can get a usable link is in the version history for the file

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