使用 WebClient.DownloadFile() 下载的文件不起作用

Question

So I've been trying to download a file from MediaFire using WebClient.DownloadFile(), but all files I download do not work properly. I've tried to download PDF files and PNG files, none of them open correctly in their respective software. I'm using this for a WinForms desktop application. I've already searched for multiple solutions but none of them apply to my situation.

This is the code I've used:

private void downloadFile(string url, string filename)
        {
            var client = new WebClient();
            client.DownloadFile(url, filename);          
        }

I'm a begginer so any help is appreciated!

Answer 1

I found the solution myself with some help from Jimi . I needed to find the link the page was using for the download process, not the link to the page itself. I did this by accessing the code of the page using the inspect tool and finding the direct link to the file, then using my previous method it worked just fine.