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Get direct download link of a file in OneDrive for Business
I use "Get Link" button and it gives me a link (like below) which will open the file online. How can I get a link for direct file download? Thanks.
https://*****-my.sharepoint.com/:w:/g/perso...
Well I just took a logical guess and it totally worked lol.... so do this.
Use "Get link", then use "People with existing access" to get the direct link to the file.
Then, the url will be direct path to https://org.sharepoint.com/personal/user_org/folder/filename.ext?d=oiuqjaweorihjlkj
Now, just remove everything after the ? and put in download=1 and magic happens.
https://org.sharepoint.com/personal/user_org/folder/filename.ext?download=1
None of these solutions work for me. I could only get a public link that took me to a preview page, or a direct download link that required login. I could not get a public direct download link. And the "embed" option appears to longer be available either.
Based on this other new, recent post, it looks like MS removed this capability.
https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/msoffice/forum/all/how-do-you-create-a-sharable-download-link-for-a/fae186d4-b3ac-4e3c-a029-62437b814643