What is the "link limit" and how does it work?

What is the "link limit" and how does it work?

What is the "link limit" and how does it work?

Modified on: Mon, 16 Mar, 2026 at 11:31 AM

Most users purchase LinkFixer Advanced licenses that allow the processing of an unlimited number of links. However, some licenses include a link limit, which restricts the number of links that can be processed during a single run.

If your license includes a link limit, the limit applies only to each individual run of the program. This means you can divide your file set into smaller segments—such as by folder or network share—and process them one after another. As long as each segment stays within the link limit, you can eventually process any number of files and links. However, the lower the link limit, the more planning and manual segmentation may be required.

During processing, LinkFixer Advanced checks and counts every link it encounters in a file, unless the link is excluded by a filter. For example, if you exclude links that point to DOC or DOCX files, those links will be skipped and will not count toward the link limit.


It is important to note that broken links cannot be filtered out. Both working and broken links detected in your files will count toward the link limit. For this reason, you should plan your segments based on the number of links, rather than the number of files.

For example, if a scan of your files shows a total of 472,489 links (both working and broken), you could divide the file set into approximately 10 segments and process them separately.