It's been discovered that dead/inactive box links can be downloaded on mobile android devices like tablets or phones. For whatever reason the "mobile" version isn't blocking the downloads. However, this isn't exactly convenient if you don't have a mobile device or a lot of available storage on your device (plus having to transfer files, etc.)
So, I studied the difference between the desktop box link and the mobile version. It looks like this:
Desktop -
https://app.box.com/s/812b31c6a4a50760dc74
Mobile -
https://m.box.com/shared_item/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.box.com%2Fs%2F812b31c6a4a50760dc74
So, it seems if you can copy the group of numbers in bold in the desktop version and insert it into the base mobile link, it will take you to the mobile version of the website on your desktop browser, where you will be able to successfully download the file.
Therefore, copy the group of numbers from the desktop link and paste at the end of the following of the mobile link:
https://m.box.com/shared_item/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.box.com%2Fs%2F
Ok, I hope that works for everyone.
So, I studied the difference between the desktop box link and the mobile version. It looks like this:
Desktop -
https://app.box.com/s/812b31c6a4a50760dc74
Mobile -
https://m.box.com/shared_item/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.box.com%2Fs%2F812b31c6a4a50760dc74
So, it seems if you can copy the group of numbers in bold in the desktop version and insert it into the base mobile link, it will take you to the mobile version of the website on your desktop browser, where you will be able to successfully download the file.
Therefore, copy the group of numbers from the desktop link and paste at the end of the following of the mobile link:
https://m.box.com/shared_item/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.box.com%2Fs%2F
Ok, I hope that works for everyone.
^This works for me, so please try this before telling me my links don't work- Thanks!
