How to Generate Direct Download Link From Google Drive

How to create a link to download a file in the file-hosting Google Disk

Google allows its users to share data from its cloud with other users. In addition, anyone can access the file if a direct download link has become available to them. Let's consider through Google Drive how to provide a download link.

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Create a link to download the file to Google Drive
On the computer
On the phone
How to link to Google Document
Conclusion
Create a link to download the file to Google Drive
You can create a direct download link from the cloud on a PC or Android device.
On the computer

How to link to Google Drive:
First, upload the required file to the cloud. To do this, open the cloud storage in the web interface, click "My Disk" and select "Create" - "Upload files".
Drag the required file through the window and click "Open".
When it is uploaded to the cloud, right-click on the file and select "Copy Shared Link."

In this case, access by the link will be enabled, and the link itself will be copied to the clipboard.

After that, everyone who has access to this link can open it through a browser or similar, related programs.

To create a direct Google Drive download link, paste the link into the search box.

By clicking on this link, an instant download of the file to your computer will begin.
See also: How to use Google Drive

 
On the phone
Here, according to the instructions, we will consider what to do to create a direct URL on a smartphone:

 
Install the Google Drive app on your smartphone and enter it.
Select the file downloaded on disk and click on the three dots next to it. Select "Access by link is disabled" to activate and copy the link to the clipboard of the phone. Access by the link is disabled google drive android

Go to any text editor, for example "Notes".
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Copy it and paste it into the address bar of your browser.
Instant download of the file will begin.
It's easy to get a link to a file. In the same way, you can fetch the identifier for the folder.

Helpful: How to download a file from Google Disc to your computer and phone

How to link to Google Document

The link to download any document is made by analogy with the above methods for files. File hosting Google Disk allows you to simply copy any URL from the address bar of the browser to a document, and then share this URL with everyone.

copy link to a google document
The main thing is that the option "Access by link" or "Share" is activated.