![]() 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. In this post I will be explaining the answer to our most asked question concerning Google Drive, “How can I easily create a direct download link in Google Drive?” Direct download? What’s the purpose? About a year ago, and again just a few months ago, Google Drive made some changes to the way they handle sharing files. Since then we have had many people ask us about the direct download link and the features. Part of that post focused on how to share your documents via Google Drive and create a direct download link. ![]() This article was edited on to reflect the latest update used by Google Drive URL formats.Ī few years back we released a blog post on how to add a download counter to your Google Drive download links. ![]() How to Easily Create Direct Download Links From Google Drive ![]()
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