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Currently, when I send a client a link to download a file using the Dropbox share file functionality, they are directed to a preview page. When they click the Download button, they are presented with...
Jay, I don't think this is a suitable solution. For one, most of the time I am sending a link to a video, so forcing download would mean the client does not get the benefit of the video preview in the dropbox player. Secondly, these video files can be very large. I wouldn't want to forcebomb a 50gb file onto someone computer from an email link (and to that effect, it wouldn't be a terrible idea to see file size on the preview page.
All to say, for me to implement this solution, or to continue with the current solution I need to send clients an instruction manual on how to work around these various solutions. We live in a world where we have figured out how to implement intuitive UX/UI to offer users a seamless experience. I am taking a hard stance that as a paid user, I should not have to deliver work with an instruction manual about how to thwart or work around a premium service that at its core is designed to share files.
This UX practice is reflecting poorly on both Dropbox and myself, and it is unacceptable.
Mark
Super User II
Super User III agree with everything on this