This is a simple but incredibly useful hint for those that want to or already do use Dropbox as a file sharing tool for when you share external links on community forums such as this.
Typically, the link you get from Dropbox when you click share link is not a direct download link. It opens a file preview first which isn't necessarily a bad thing but if you want to use a link from Dropbox for the Downloader app for example, a link that shows a file preview isn't what you want to show when giving out your downloader code. One small link adjustment can fix it incredibly easily!
At the end of a Dropbox link you'll see dl=0 which that link will show the file preview screen. Instead, just change dl=0 to dl=1 at the end of the link and boom...direct download link!
Sometimes the simplest things make a huge difference! Hope this helps in the future
Typically, the link you get from Dropbox when you click share link is not a direct download link. It opens a file preview first which isn't necessarily a bad thing but if you want to use a link from Dropbox for the Downloader app for example, a link that shows a file preview isn't what you want to show when giving out your downloader code. One small link adjustment can fix it incredibly easily!
At the end of a Dropbox link you'll see dl=0 which that link will show the file preview screen. Instead, just change dl=0 to dl=1 at the end of the link and boom...direct download link!
Sometimes the simplest things make a huge difference! Hope this helps in the future
