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Dropbox is an online file storage service that allows users to upload, share, and access files and folders via mobile and desktop applications as well as a browser-based interface. The service offers free and paid services consisting of varying data and sharing restrictions and provides software applications for Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, Android, Windows Phone 7, BlackBerry, iPhone, and iPad. This article will teach you how to force a file to download from the web on Dropbox.
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Add the following code to the end of the public link/file you wish to download “?dl=1”, without the quotation marks. -
Paste the new link with the appended code in your web browser’s address bar and press “Enter”. This will force the file to automatically download rather than opening the file in your browser.
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- You can download the Dropbox for iPhone application through iTunes or Dropbox for Android from the Android Market.Thanks
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Warnings
- Folders within your Public folder cannot be shared.Thanks
- You must be the “owner” of the shared folder in order to kick out another member.Thanks
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