How does a file get downloaded to a PC from a dropbox link?

I'm trying to transfer a .wmv video and when the guy on his PC clicks on the link the video begins to play but he says it does not download to his computer. On my Mac, when I click on the link, the file automatically downloads to my desktop.

Does he need to right click on the link to download?

Thanks for any help/suggestions about this.

Having same issue recently.... Sharing video file with father in law and only let's him stream, not download...

I'm going to test different methods.... It seems to me if I send individual link and not link to entire folder he can DL but only stream if send entire folder.

Let me know if you get it figured out... Been using Dropbox often with the htc promotion and 25gb free for 2 years.

This info is from the dropbox help page:

When you click on a public link, some browsers will automatically attempt to open it instead of download it. This is particularly true with some file types (.pdf, .jpg, .gif, etc...). If you would rather download the file, you can tell your browser by appending a special code to the URL. All you need to do is add the text <code>?dl=1</code> to the end of the link. For example:

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/12345678/MyFile.pdf Becomes:

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/12345678/MyFile.pdf?dl=1
Enter the new URL in the address field of your browser and it should automatically download, instead of open, the file.

Apple;1199578 wrote:This info is from the dropbox help page:

When you click on a public link, some browsers will automatically attempt to open it instead of download it. This is particularly true with some file types (.pdf, .jpg, .gif, etc...). If you would rather download the file, you can tell your browser by appending a special code to the URL. All you need to do is add the text <code>?dl=1</code> to the end of the link. For example:

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/12345678/MyFile.pdf Becomes:

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/12345678/MyFile.pdf?dl=1
Enter the new URL in the address field of your browser and it should automatically download, instead of open, the file.

This is true with any URL link. The browser will always try to open/play the file first. If the extension is not mapped to a particular application, then it will prompt you.

Dropbox is no different.