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ninjabullet
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2 months ago

How to Create a Direct Download Link for Android App File on Dropbox?

Hi everyone,

I’m managing a website about mobile gaming ( like [...]) and would like to host an Android app file on Dropbox for user downloads.

Could someone please guide me on how to generate a direct download link from Dropbox that I can attach to a “Download” button on my site?

Thanks in advance for your help!

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    Rich
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    2 months ago
    ninjabullet wrote:

    Could someone please guide me on how to generate a direct download link from Dropbox that I can attach to a “Download” button on my site?

    Dropbox doesn't generate direct download links, but you can modify a regular shared link into a direct download link.

    First, create a shared link using the normal process. Once you have the link, you can modify it to force a download by changing the ?dl=0 in the link to ?dl=1.

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