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Can't download text file

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Description

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Issue Description

Can't download a text file. The file opens in a browser, I need to save it manually.

Steps to reproduce

Upload some text file. Try to download it by link.

Actual Outcome
Expected Outcome

I want to download the file immediantly.

Environment

Server

  • Parse Server version: FILL_THIS_OUT
  • Operating system: FILL_THIS_OUT
  • Local or remote host (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, Heroku, Digital Ocean, etc): FILL_THIS_OUT

Database

  • System (MongoDB or Postgres): FILL_THIS_OUT
  • Database version: FILL_THIS_OUT
  • Local or remote host (MongoDB Atlas, mLab, AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, etc): FILL_THIS_OUT

Client

  • SDK (iOS, Android, JavaScript, PHP, Unity, etc): FILL_THIS_OUT
  • SDK version: FILL_THIS_OUT
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First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

The issue names no source file, test, entry point, version, or logs. Start by collecting the missing environment details and reproducing the upload/link download flow on a current Parse Server setup; done means identifying the serving behavior that prevents direct downloads and defining a regression test or scoped fix.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
javascript, node.js
Domain
api, backend
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
20/100

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