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A few years back we released a blog post on how to add a download counter to your Google Drive download links.

Part of that post focused on how to share your documents via Google Drive and create a direct download link. Since then we have had many people ask us about the direct download link and the features. About a year ago, and again just a few months ago, Google Drive made some changes to the way they handle sharing files. 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.

They click on the Google Drive link and are greeted with this image to the right. First off, from a business stand point, it is very unprofessional when your customers have to be redirected from your page to Google Drive. 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.

This causes extra confusion and an extra step to obtain that the customers need to figure out just to obtain their file. 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. 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. There are many reasons why creating a direct link to a file is useful, and luckily there is an easy way to do this.

How to create a download link with Google Drive. First off, Google Drive does not allow the user to create a direct download link natively. You will need to alter the URL of your shared file to enable direct download. There are two methods of creating a direct download link; with a third-party application or by yourself.

To create a direct download link follow the steps below. First is the steps to upload and share a file via Google Drive, which always has to be done before you can create a direct download link. How to Alter the URL manually. When you have your Google Drive Sharable Link copied you will need to paste the link somewhere so you can edit it. Those restrictions should be more than enough for most users.

The file will upload and show the download link once finished. Click the Copy button to copy the link and then paste it into your browser to visit the download page. Right click the Download button and copy the link to get the real URL which can directly download the file. Files can potentially be left on the server and available for download permanently but will be deleted if certain conditions are met. Uploads that violate the terms of service can obviously be removed along with files that are over three months old and have never been downloaded or are over six years old but have not been downloaded for over five years.

There is an option to create an account which keeps a record of what files you have uploaded. Another advantage of an account is download links and files can be removed, just press the X button next to the link. Emails are not used at all meaning there is no password recovery option. Visit Anonfile. Anonfile actually links to another service called Bayfiles , which in turn links to Megaupload.

All three websites are identical in how they work so you can use any of them, only the visual themes are different. Files will be uploaded with a time limit that will expire the link and delete the file after a set period.

Those time limits are 7 days, 14 days, 21 days and 30 days. Note that AtOnline Drive listed on the right is a different cloud storage service that requires registration.

The website accepts drag and drop onto the page or clicking a button and selecting through a file requester. When the file has uploaded, do not click on Copy Link. Instead, right click on the generic icon where the file name and size are, then copy the link. You can also copy the link of the Download button for a single file but not multiple files.

There is no mention of a maximum file size limit or any other possible limits like bandwidth. Visit FileSend. You can upload files of up to 6GB in size, they will be available to download for 21 days and can be downloaded a total of 50 times. A paid premium account lifts some limitations but free and unregistered should be enough for most users.

To get direct download links with FileTransfer, click Send Files and drag and drop a file onto the browser window or select manually via a file requester. Report Error. Your message has been sent to W3Schools. W3Schools is optimized for learning and training. Examples might be simplified to improve reading and learning.

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