Storage and Retention
Understand how Linkyhost stores hosted files, how long links remain, and what deletion, expiry, replacement, and downgrade do.
What Linkyhost stores
Published file bytes and extracted static-site assets are stored in Google Cloud Storage. Linkyhost also keeps the account and link metadata needed to serve and manage them, including the public address, file type, workspace, settings, and link analytics.
Files are encrypted by the storage provider at rest and are transferred over HTTPS. Read Security for the visitor-access model and the limits of password and download controls.
How long content remains
| Event | What happens to the content |
|---|---|
| Active link with no expiry | Remains stored while the link and account remain active and its plan permits serving |
| Free monthly-view cutoff | Serving pauses for that monthly period; the file is not deleted merely for reaching the cutoff |
| Pro link reaches its chosen expiry | Visitors see an expired response, then the link and stored files are permanently removed by cleanup |
| Seven-day website preview expires | The preview is permanently removed |
| Owner deletes a link | The link record and its single file or complete website asset set are permanently removed |
| Pro user replaces a file | The old file is overwritten; the link and analytics remain |
| Owner deletes their account | Personal links and their stored files are permanently removed |
Linkyhost does not provide a trash folder or file-version history. Keep the original source file or website build outside Linkyhost.
Download or archive anything you may need before replacing, expiring, or deleting it. These actions are not reversible from the dashboard.
Plan changes
Paid-only features are checked against the current plan when a link is served or edited.
- A link created under a paid entitlement can become inactive after that entitlement ends.
- A link originally created within Free eligibility can remain live under Free behavior, including the Linkyhost banner and monthly-view limits.
- Custom-domain serving, hidden branding, and other paid controls require the serving workspace to remain eligible.
- A team link follows the team owner's current plan, not the uploader's personal plan.
If you are planning to cancel a paid plan, review the links you need to keep available and retain local copies first.
Replacing content
Pro can replace supported single-file links while preserving:
- the Linkyhost URL;
- view totals and stored analytics;
- password state where compatible; and
- custom-domain association and path.
The previous bytes are not retained. PDF, HTML, and image links must be replaced with a compatible type. A complete extracted website cannot currently be replaced through the single-file replacement control; deploy the new ZIP as a separate site.
See Manage Links for the replacement procedure.
Team content
Files created in a team workspace remain team resources when a member leaves or is removed. Removing membership does not delete those files.
If the owner dissolves a team, its links, folders, and domains revert to the personal workspaces of the people who originally created them; dissolving the team does not itself delete the content. The creator's personal plan then applies, so paid team links can change serving behavior.
An account-deletion request removes that user's personal content. Content the user created for an existing team remains in the team workspace.
Safe cleanup checklist
- Save the original file or generated website output locally.
- Export analytics first if the workspace has Enterprise CSV export.
- Record any public and custom-domain URLs that others depend on.
- Disconnect or migrate custom-domain traffic before deletion.
- Confirm you are in the intended personal or team workspace.
- Treat the final delete confirmation as permanent.
For file counts, file sizes, expiry rules, and monthly views, see Limits.