So you’ve been given a Dropbox URL and you want to download the file, but it opens in your browser and there’s no option to download?
Here’s a quick and easy way to take that URL and turn it into a downloadable link.
In this example we’ll use this link
To make the link download – simply
- replace www with dl
- replace dl=0 to dl=1
For example
Now instead of the file opening from Dropbox it will prompt to download/save the file.
Please note: many browsers by default open PDF files inside the browser. If this happens you need to use the browsers File -> Save as options to save the file.
Reference: https://help.dropbox.com/files-folders/share/force-download
Didnt work for me
I’m using it with the Alexa PLP (playlistplayer) Skill and it worked fine so far.
Sample line:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/16cd11qd3vg9tir/my%20song.mp3?dl=1
HTH
Not working as of January, 2021.
It throws a Error 403.
Not Working, Error 403
what about any file which has been disabled to download?? the link doesn’t appear like the above link. in that case how to download the file?
Not working anymore, gives Error 403
Thanks for the heads up – but it still works for me?
confirmed Error 403
Likewise…. not working