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Hello everyone.
When you select this option :

"Download View : This view displays link of file to download (File wich is accessible by unique download URL)"

, the choice of file is not offered so the link created points to a link without content.
Can you help me understand this part (everything else works fine).

If you enable the option to offer the users unique download link, this menu link then format this download link. So then all generated unique download links get the format by this menu link.

Jan

Thank you for your answer.
For the moment I still do not understand the problem.
In the settings, Downloads section, Enable Unique Download Link is activated.
In my files to download, two have a Token (Unique download link).

However, the Download View menu entry gives the message "File not found".

See : https://imgur.com/a/FkEM2QQ

What I don't understand: File View links allow you to select a file while Download View links don't.
As a result, File View links display an information sheet allowing you to download a file, while Download View links result in a "File not found" error. Which is normal because there is nothing to link this link to a file.

Please, can you answer my questions? Do you need any other information to understand my request?

Hi, what link do you add to the browser, is this the complete unique download link found in administration.

Generally, there are two ways how to download a file:

a) you can go to download section and there you have download link - it is a public viewable
b) or you have unique download link which is not accessible without token and then you can download the url too

Jan

Hi, thank for your answer,
I have no problem proposing a download. I just want to understand what the Download View option in the back office is for.

Jan wrote: ↑24 Jan 2025, 02:38 Hi, what link do you add to the browser, is this the complete unique download link found in administration.

Yes !

I select the following menu entry: https://imgur.com/Ipc6Su7

I get this link: https://imgur.com/D9cWKhh

And when you use it you get this: https://imgur.com/HY8Leqx

Jan wrote: ↑24 Jan 2025, 02:38 b) or you have unique download link which is not accessible without token and then you can download the url too
Jan

I know how to generate this link (https://imgur.com/DS3f8yh) and offer it in an article or email, but I don't know what it has to do with the option that is causing me problems.


Otherwise everything else works fine : https://imgur.com/EDIDX9Y

Hi, so your screenshot:
https://imgur.com/DS3f8yh

You are creating such a menu link so the URL inside the yellow box can get new SEF link. If you wan to see the file to download or your user, you or he needs the full link which you can find in the yellow box.

This technique is used by download websites and on Google Drive where you can access the file when you know the link with token.

Jan