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Context-clicking inside the viewer never reveals the raw path; instead, hit the three-dot menu → Link sharing → Anyone on the internet → Copy. Slap it into the address bar, swap the domain segment as above, stick &export=view, press Enter. The server returns a 302 redirect; the final location bar now carries the permanent source–ready for or CSS background without CORS pain.
Switch Google Drive Share Setting to "Anyone with the link"
Right-click the file → "Share" → "Change to anyone with the link" → set role to "Viewer" → "Done". The link now ends in /file/d/FILE_ID/view; trade /view for /uc?export=view&id=FILE_ID to snag a everlasting hotlink. No sign-in required. <a href="https://Avcorrealty.com/agent/marilynncalabr/">Google Drive Direct Link Generator</a>
<img src="https://i.ytimg.com/vi/dRSRXPmgMqU/hq720.jpg"; style="max-width:440px;float:left;padding:10px 10px 10px 0px;border:0px;" alt="How to Share Google Drive Files \u0026 Folders with a Link" />Need a 16:9 thumbnail? Slap on =w1920-h1080 before the ampersand; fancy WebP? Add -rw to the width value. Google obeys the first dimension parameter and auto-compresses above 2 560 px, so lock width below that threshold to avoid quality loss. Bookmarklet version: javascript:location.href=location.href.replace('/file/d/','/uc?id=').replace(/\/view.*/,'')–drag it to the toolbar, instant grab.
@Support hoards every template asset: code snippets. Enable "Add shortcut to Drive" on the originals buried across shared drives; the file stays put yet mirrors here. One click opens any asset sans duplicates.
Export sequence: 1) Master 2048 × 2048 px TIFF. 2) Duplicate, flatten, convert to sRGB. 3) Resize bicubic sharper for each target. 4) Save JPG quality 82 for social, PNG for mail. 5) Feed through ImageOptim; strips EXIF and trims another 12–18 % weight.
Date-stamp camera uploads with yyyy-mm-dd prefix in 30 s
Open the Android app "Files by Google", tap the three-line menu → Settings → "Camera folder naming". Toggle on "Add date prefix" and pick pattern "yyyy-mm-dd". Every new shot lands in DCIM with names like 2024_07_15_143027.jpg; zero manual rename. iPhone shortcut: in Shortcuts create "Automation" → "When photo is taken" → "Rename" → format "ISO_T" → save to iCloud. Single setup, a dozen clicks, less than 30 s.
Overwrite FILE_ID with the 33-character chunk. The finished address for the sample file