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Why does a dl.dropboxusercontent.com download link behave differently?
A friend and I share mp3 files through dropbox though I use dropbox.cm and he uses dl.dropboxusercontent.com. The link I send him looks and behaves differently than the one he sends me. He gets a but...
There's no way to specify which domain is used. Different domains are used for different features. You just create a share link (or Public link if you still have a Public folder) and the link generated is the one you use.
- https://help.dropbox.com/share/create-and-share-link#link
- https://help.dropbox.com/share/force-download
- https://help.dropbox.com/share/public-folder
Mod note: edited to update links in post [last updated 2022]
Megan
Dropbox Staff
Dropbox StaffHi tanosaur, how are you today?
Are you referring to public folders by any chance?
How precisely does your client use the dl.dropboxusercontent direct download for their links?
Let me know more.
Hi, I'd like to reply to Megan from Dropbox however I'm unable to on the forum. The reply button is greyed out. I am logged in and would like to continue my thread https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/Dropbox-files-folders/Why-does-a-dl-dropboxusercontent-com-download-link-behave/m-p/603010#M234190
If Megan from Dropbox is able to see this:
Yes, I believe the folder is public. I'd like to link to individual files within the folder so any visitor on my client's website (a set group of users log in with passwords, it's not any member of the public) downloads the file using the dl.dropboxusercontent.com link. Will this link be deprecated or deprecated soon?
