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Why does a dl.dropboxusercontent.com download link behave differently?
A friend and I share mp3 files through dropbox though I use dropbox.cm and he uses dl.dropboxusercontent.com. The link I send him looks and behaves differently than the one he sends me. He gets a button to download the file while his link opens Windows Media Player and I must go through a few more steps to download the file. This is non-copyrighted material, by the way. The only way to get his link when clicked is to add a suffix with the characters - ?dl=0 to the end of the link. What gives with this?
There's no way to specify which domain is used. Different domains are used for different features. You just create a share link (or Public link if you still have a Public folder) and the link generated is the one you use.
- https://help.dropbox.com/share/create-and-share-link#link
- https://help.dropbox.com/share/force-download
- https://help.dropbox.com/share/public-folder
Mod note: edited to update links in post [last updated 2022]
- Mark
Super User II
Ali - there is no video.
I also can't use contents on Google+, the webpage spins and opens an advertisement or stocks to playstore focussing an irrelevant app to download.
Hi there, I am currently building a client solution that relies on the dl.dropboxusercontent.com link. This direct download link type appears to currently be working from my client's Dropbox. Anyone know whether this will be deprecated or deprecated soon?
I read that this link type is currently available for some users with older accounts.
- Megan
Dropbox Staff
Hi tanosaur, how are you today?
Are you referring to public folders by any chance?
How precisely does your client use the dl.dropboxusercontent direct download for their links?
Let me know more.
Hi, I'd like to reply to Megan from Dropbox however I'm unable to on the forum. The reply button is greyed out. I am logged in and would like to continue my thread https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/Dropbox-files-folders/Why-does-a-dl-dropboxusercontent-com-download-link-behave/m-p/603010#M234190
If Megan from Dropbox is able to see this:Yes, I believe the folder is public. I'd like to link to individual files within the folder so any visitor on my client's website (a set group of users log in with passwords, it's not any member of the public) downloads the file using the dl.dropboxusercontent.com link. Will this link be deprecated or deprecated soon?
Can i make a direct download link for my dropbox files by using dl.dropboxusercontent.com in place of www.dropbox.com
Is it ok for dropbox if i share my files this way
- Rich
Aplha7878 wrote:
Can i make a direct download link for my dropbox files by using dl.dropboxusercontent.com in place of www.dropbox.com
Are you having a problem creating a direct download link? Creating a shared link now uses the dropbox.com domain. The dropboxusercontent.com domain, while still functional for files that use it, is no longer used to create new links to files. That method of sharing was deprecated years ago.
