# Replace a file without changing the url **URL:** \ **Category:** Website Builder\ **Tags:** cms\_content\ **Created:** [June 5, 2022, 4:46pm UTC](https://community.sitejet.io/t/replace-a-file-without-changing-the-url/1794 "2022-06-05T16:46:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Peter\_Sippel1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/cab0a1/32.png) [@Peter\_Sippel1](https://community.sitejet.io/u/Peter_Sippel1)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2022, 4:46pm UTC](https://community.sitejet.io/t/replace-a-file-without-changing-the-url/1794/1 "2022-06-05T16:46:59Z")
Hi. I have a short manual as pdf which I provide for download to site users, with the url on a printed sheet as a QR code. I have uploaded it in the files section. Sometimes I change the pdf and want to just replace it, but I can’t find a functionality to do so. I can upload the new one, but the url will change and the QR code isn’t valid any longer. Can someone please tell me, how I can replace a file with another one without changing the url ? TIA. Peter ---
**Author:** ![zachary](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/community.sitejet.io/zachary/32/26_2.png) [@zachary](https://community.sitejet.io/u/zachary)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2022, 7:47pm UTC](https://community.sitejet.io/t/replace-a-file-without-changing-the-url/1794/2 "2022-06-06T19:47:51Z")
I’m not sure about maintaining the CDN URL, but what I might do to avoid this for now is host the file on a specific page. Link the QR code to that page, and then no matter the file URL, the QR code maintains a solid link to the asset (just adding one more “click to download” step for the user) Not a perfect solution but something I’ve been doing to work around it. Maybe I’m missing something obvious… @Martin.Sitejet.Team might correct me 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Andre](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/community.sitejet.io/andre/32/3459_2.png) [@Andre](https://community.sitejet.io/u/Andre)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2022, 8:42am UTC](https://community.sitejet.io/t/replace-a-file-without-changing-the-url/1794/3 "2022-06-07T08:42:13Z")
I would agree to your solution here, Zachary. This is how I solve this myself. ---
**Author:** ![Peter\_Sippel1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/cab0a1/32.png) [@Peter\_Sippel1](https://community.sitejet.io/u/Peter_Sippel1)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2022, 10:36am UTC](https://community.sitejet.io/t/replace-a-file-without-changing-the-url/1794/4 "2022-06-07T10:36:21Z")
Thanks for your replies. I have now created a page with the manual itself, so users would go to that page and immediately see the instructions and I can change it there if neccessary. No big deal, just didn’t think of it before 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![ulfs.sitejet](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/community.sitejet.io/ulfs.sitejet/32/573_2.png) [@ulfs.sitejet](https://community.sitejet.io/u/ulfs.sitejet)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2022, 5:56pm UTC](https://community.sitejet.io/t/replace-a-file-without-changing-the-url/1794/5 "2022-06-09T17:56:09Z")
Hi, I have another idea, use an URL-Shortner like [rebrandly.com](http://rebrandly.com) and send only the QR-Code / URL of this shorted link. Within rebrandly you change the long url later on but the QR code will still work. Maybe another workaround for you. Ulf ---
**Author:** ![Andre](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/community.sitejet.io/andre/32/3459_2.png) [@Andre](https://community.sitejet.io/u/Andre)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2022, 7:38am UTC](https://community.sitejet.io/t/replace-a-file-without-changing-the-url/1794/6 "2022-06-10T07:38:32Z")
That is also a great workaround! With this, you are also able to track the clicks! ---
**Author:** ![zachary](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/community.sitejet.io/zachary/32/26_2.png) [@zachary](https://community.sitejet.io/u/zachary)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2022, 12:11pm UTC](https://community.sitejet.io/t/replace-a-file-without-changing-the-url/1794/7 "2022-06-13T12:11:57Z")
Yeah I like that better! 😃