SharePoint Online: Link to Force Download a Document Instead of Open
Requirement: Force download a file instead of opening in SharePoint Online.
SharePoint Online: URL to Document Download Instead of Open
Documents linked in SharePoint Online pages, navigation menu, lists, etc. opens in the browser (or in client application!) directly either in Read-only mode or in Edit mode, based on user permissions. What if you want to force downloading a file, instead of opening it in the browser? Well, here are some ways to generate a link that downloads the document directly.
Option 1:
Use the format: https://<yourdomain>.sharepoint.com/sites/<yoursite>/_layouts/download.aspx?SourceUrl=<document-URL>
E.g. https://crescent.sharepoint.com/sites/legal/_layouts/download.aspx?SourceUrl=https://crescent.sharepoint.com/sites/Legal/Documents/Compliance-Manual.pdf
When a user clicks on the link, It downloads the file instead of open!
Option 2:
Use to “Copy link” Option to get the link to document and append “&download=1”
Just navigate to the document library where your documents are located, select the file and click on the “Copy link” button in the ribbon >> Copy the URL and append “&download=1” to it.
E.g. https://crescent.sharepoint.com/:w:/s/legal/ECm5WU0-3ohOo2n8-q5GQG4Bar33Prunsg4g9QvAPu3cRQ?e=UPMiz5&download=1
This URL directly links to document the download in SharePoint Online.
Try the following o SharePoint Online modern site:
https://.sharepoint.com/sites//_layouts/download.aspx?SourceUrl=
Copy the URL and append “?&download=1” to copied URL then it going to work.
I can’t get it to work either, maybe they updated something and this method no longer works. Article is a year old as of this comment.
Hi, i can’t get this to work every time, only occasionally, any suggestions as to what i might be doing wrong?
Try this
https://.sharepoint.com/sites//_layouts/download.aspx?SourceUrl=