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Links to SPO always open in browser - I need native app by default
I can two crucial issues with links in SPO. 1. With the feature in SPO I can set, that Office documents always open within the Desktop app. --> This feature doesn't work when I send a link to s...
- The short answer is, you cannot. Specially since it seems you're trying to link .dmg files. Unless these apps have support for talking to SharePoint directly to edit files, which I'm not aware of them having that you're only option is utilizing OneDrive sync clients and Modifying files direct that way.
Or what we have done in the past with files like this is utilize a tool such as ZeeDrive to create "Network Drives" to the dmg files etc. And others could share file links like you have in your example to locations they have access to in ZeeDrive.
If the app you have can open SharePoint dmg files directly from the open menu some how, then you might be able to finagle something with a URL shortener etc. to allow the different URL formats to tell the OS to open the file, but that's assuming those can open a web link to edit files that way, which not many 3rd party apps do.
Anyway, I know it's not the answer you were hoping for but working with 3rd party file types is a bit tricky vs. office files.
It's OneDrive sync and ZeeDrive for us and works ok.
1. There is a feature under the site collection features in settings called "Open Documents in Client Applications by Default". This will open documents in the native app by default.
https://Yourtenant.sharepoint.com/_layouts/15/ManageFeatures.aspx?Scope=Site
2. This is due to how OS and Your browser handles links that aren't "native". This will happen on all websites. You can try to copy the path by pressing information then path as the image below and adding ?web=1 as stated by others in the thread 🙂
- That only works for Office application files not 3rd party.