---
title: "MGS9009: share link bound to another device"
description: A valid share token was presented from a device other than the one that first used it, so the share listener refused it.
tags: [MGS9009, auth, share, phone, device, "403"]
---

# MGS9009: share link bound to another device

The share listener answered `403 forbidden`: the token was valid, but the share
is already bound to the first device that used it, and this request came from a
different one.

```text
[MGS9009] share link is bound to another device
  see: .../MGS9009.md
```

## Why

The share listener is plain HTTP on the local network, so anyone on it can see
the token. Binding the share to the first device makes a sniffed token useless
anywhere else.

## Resolution

Start a new share from the console and open its link on the device you want to
use. Starting a share ends the previous one, so the new link binds fresh.

## What this is NOT

- **Not an expired or wrong token.** That is [MGS9001](MGS9001.md); this code
  means the token was accepted and the device was not.