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In the example above, the ID number is in red:. How this works is by telling Google, via a URL, what to do with the file instead of previewing it. Now when your customer or family member clicks on the link they will be directed to the file itself and not Google Drive default user interface.

This method does have drawbacks. Only files. And, this is rather time consuming when you have a bunch of files you need converted over. Above I explained how to complete this task on your own, now I am going to show you how easy it can be with a third-party application, G-Drive Linker.

G-Drive Linker is a quick, copy and paste for converting your sharable links that converts them instantly into a direct links for download or viewing. If you have a massive amount of files that you want to generate links for at once, simply put those files in a folder, copy the folder URL and paste it into G-Drive Linker.

G-Drive Linker is currently the only product that will search and create direct links for folders, files in the folder and even folders contained inside of that folder. Personally, I have used G-Drive Linker several times for just random stuff. Not only do I use it for business, but I also have found myself using it for my day job. Being a school teacher it is great for sending students direct links to documents. To an even better extent, my wife has used it at her job working for the local newspaper.

Trust me when I say it is a time saver that you do not realize you need, until you need it. It got even worse when I started making thousands of sharable links, individually. The amount of time this application saves pays for itself in not time.

No, really. They are all limited to the same drawbacks as that method, with one added extra drawback that scares the business owner side of me to death. Because these methods are online websites, they are ultimately insecure. By posting your personalized link onto a website, which is using JavaScipt one of the easiest programming languages, and not in a good way you are opening your file up for anyone who has access to that website to see, or, anyone who knows how to alter Java ie.

G-Drive Linker not only gives you added features that the other online options do not, but it is also the only offline application that can generate these direct links for you. That right. The basic functionality of G-Drive Linker can be completed offline.

In fact, you can even set it to Offline mode in the menu settings. Its that simple. Another great thing about G-Drive Linker is that the trial version offers full functionality for single use download links, including Files, Docs, Sheets and Slides.

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