> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.htmldrop.app/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Links and expiry

> How long a drop stays live, what the 30-day clock actually means, and how claiming works.

## Anonymous drops

A drop made without an account lives **7 days** from upload, on a fixed clock
that nothing resets. It is capped at 2 MB.

Anonymous drops are remembered per browser through a signed cookie, which is how
the homepage can still list yours when you come back — and how they get claimed
if you sign up later.

## Free accounts

Free drops stay live **as long as you are active**. Each time the owner signs in,
a 30-day clock resets. If a full 30 days pass with no sign-in, we email you
before anything expires, and expired drops can be recovered by signing back in
before they are removed for good.

<Info>
  The clock is reset by **owner activity**, not by visitors. A page getting traffic
  does not keep it alive; you signing in does.
</Info>

## Paid plans

Drops never expire. No clock, no email, no recovery window to worry about.

## Claiming anonymous drops

Sign up from the same browser and every anonymous drop made there is moved into
your account automatically — same URLs, no re-upload. This is why the homepage
shows a "Sign up & claim" prompt once you have drops.

## Deleting

Deleting a drop is immediate and permanent: the URL stops resolving and returns a
branded page explaining it is gone. Anyone still holding the link sees that page,
not your content.