WAN – Format DOwnload URL files

How to Create Direct Download Links in OneDrive, Google Drive, and Dropbox

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🟢 1. Google Drive – Direct Download Link

✅ Requirements:

• Google account
• File uploaded to Google Drive

🔧 Step-by-step:

1. Go to https://drive.google.com and log in.
2. Upload your file to Google Drive.
3. Right-click the file > Share.
4. Click “Anyone with the link” > set permission to “Viewer”.
5. Copy the generated link, which will look like: https://drive.google.com/file/d/FILE_ID/view?usp=sharing
6. Extract the file ID (the part between /d/ and /view).
7. Build the direct download link like this: https://drive.google.com/uc?export=download&id=FILE_ID

🧪 Example:

Original link:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/FILE_ID/view?usp=sharing

Direct download link:

https://drive.google.com/uc?export=download&id=FILE_ID

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🔵 2. Dropbox – Direct Download Link

✅ Requirements:

• Dropbox account
• File uploaded to Dropbox

🔧 Step-by-step:

1. Go to https://dropbox.com and log in.
2. Upload your file.
3. Click the file > Share > Create link (or “Copy link”).
4. The link will look like: https://www.dropbox.com/s/abc123/filename.txt?dl=0
5. Change dl=0 to dl=1 to force download.

🧪 Example:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/abc123/filename.txt?dl=1

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🔷 3. OneDrive – Direct Download Link

✅ Requirements:

• Microsoft account
• File uploaded to OneDrive

🔧 Step-by-step:

1. Go to https://onedrive.live.com and log in.
2. Upload your file.
3. Right-click the file > Share.
4. Click “Copy link” and make sure “Anyone with the link can view” is enabled.
5. The generated link will look like: https://onedrive.live.com/?cid=XXXX&id=YYYY&authkey=ZZZZ
6. To get a true direct download link, you need to extract the embed link: Manual Alternative:
   • Right-click the file > Embed.
   • Copy the src inside the <iframe>, such as: https://onedrive.live.com/embed?resid=XXXXXX&authkey=YYYYY
   • Modify the link to this format (replace embed with download): https://onedrive.live.com/download?resid=XXXXXX&authkey=YYYYY
   ⚠️ Note: Not all files support direct download this way. PDF, DOCX, XLSX, and images generally work best.

🧪 Example:

Original link:

https://onedrive.live.com/embed?resid=XXXXXX&authkey=YYYYY

Direct Download Link:

https://onedrive.live.com/download?resid=XXXXXX&authkey=YYYYY

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✅ Final Comparison

Service	Direct Download Supported?	Expires?	Max File Size
Google Drive	✅ Yes	❌ No	~15 GB
Dropbox	✅ Yes (?dl=1)	❌ No	~2 GB (free)
OneDrive	⚠️ Yes (via download?resid=...)	❌ No	~15 GB