1rRwZ-819_SBkjYNClAOpj_mhlYViMUtH/view?usp=sharing In the example above, the ID number is in red: To alter this into a direct link you will need to change quite a bit.įirst, you will need to look at the ID number of the file. Your Sharable URL should look something like this: I suggest Notepad as it will be easy to see and edit without creating a clickable link. When you have your Google Drive Sharable Link copied you will need to paste the link somewhere so you can edit it. Now comes the methods of converting this link to a direct download. In the new window, make sure that the link is available for ‘Anyone with the link’.Right Click on your file and select ‘Get Link’.There are many reasons why creating a direct link to a file is useful, and luckily there is an easy way to do this. Second, from a personal stand point, being able to send a file and not have to worry about if the receiver can figure out how to download it is a major plus. If I send a customer a link to their product, I expect that when they click on that link that the file will be downloaded, not previewed. I am sorry, but I personally run a ‘keep it simple’ mentality when it comes to my business. This causes extra confusion and an extra step to obtain that the customers need to figure out just to obtain their file.

It is even worse when the file the customer is downloading is not even downloaded right away, instead it is first previewed by Google Drive.

They click on the Google Drive link and are greeted with this (image to the right).įirst off, from a business stand point, it is very unprofessional when your customers have to be redirected from your page to Google Drive. There are some people that use Google Drive as a gateway to larger files for their clients (like we do), or sometimes you just want an easy way to send someone a file.

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