Weird problem downloading from dropbox link ...

[Skinny Viking]

1st of all, I'm not the one having a problem. Anyone who sends me a link for a file on dropbox, I have no problems downloading the file. Problem is my singer can't seem to "save as" anymore when I send him file links from dropbox. He used to have no problems but then all of a sudden it won't let him download shit anymore. His "save as" right click option only saves it as a html doc. Is there some setting somewhere that he could check to allow for him to download files from the links I send him? He's on a pc, don't know what windows version, probably xp or vista. If anyone knows anything I'd appreciate it

Cheers!

 

[muckypup1]

1st of all, I'm not the one having a problem. Anyone who sends me a link for a file on dropbox, I have no problems downloading the file. Problem is my singer can't seem to "save as" anymore when I send him file links from dropbox. He used to have no problems but then all of a sudden it won't let him download shit anymore. His "save as" right click option only saves it as a html doc. Is there some setting somewhere that he could check to allow for him to download files from the links I send him? He's on a pc, don't know what windows version, probably xp or vista. If anyone knows anything I'd appreciate it

Cheers!

If you send the links in a email he might be able to right click the actual link and save as, a few people i know have this problem when i send them links, so i either have to post the link on a forum or email so they can right click and save it

 

[Skinny Viking]

^ Thats how I send him the links, through an email and he never had any problems but a few weeks ago something changed and now when he right clicks and tries "save as" it only lets him save as an html with no other options

 

[Mago]

does it work if he copies the link into his browser? should be a new window opening with options "open" or "save as"

 

[Skinny Viking]

^ I think he said he tried that but it only allowed him to play the file in a new tab or something ... there was no "save as" option. I'll ask him again though just to be sure

 

[GuitariSteve]

Try to add ?dl=1 at the end of the link (.wav?dl=1 for example). It will force the download.

Source : http://web.appstorm.net/roundups/da...ultimate-dropbox-toolkit-guide/#forceDownload

 

[Skinny Viking]

^ Thanks man ... thats pretty good to know.

Turns out that just as sudden as he was having problems downloading from the links, now it all works perfect again

weird