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public links to raw files?
Im a developer and I like using Dropbox as a small CDN to throw up files on for testing (like putting a whole JS Lib onto JSFiddle for testing).
However recently I cant seem to figure out how to ge...
https://dl.dropbox.com/s/4shinfx72yzqsws/jquery.maskedinput-merged.js?dl=0
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https://dl.dropbox.com/s/0skuwdlhg6q4fol/History%20of%20GIF.gif?dl=1
Rich
Super User II
Super User IIhttps://dl.dropbox.com/s/4shinfx72yzqsws/jquery.maskedinput-merged.js?dl=0
A share link with "www" at the beginning will open in the preview page.
A share link with "dl" at the beginning will tell your browser to handle the file as it sees fit (display in the browser, open in a configured application, or present it for download).
A share link with "dl" at the beginning and "?dl=1" at the end will force your browser to download the file.
Examples using an animated GIF file:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/0skuwdlhg6q4fol/History%20of%20GIF.gif
https://dl.dropbox.com/s/0skuwdlhg6q4fol/History%20of%20GIF.gif
https://dl.dropbox.com/s/0skuwdlhg6q4fol/History%20of%20GIF.gif?dl=1
