Uploaded files in HTML/CSS but can't access with URL

[rbb1]

Hello,

I've uploaded files in the "assets" section of the edit HTML/CSS section of my site, and I'm trying to access them using the URL format

http://mySiteName.weebly.com/files/theme/myFileName.ext

Unfortunately, I'm getting a 404 error, even though I've double-checked the file names, extensions, and published my site.

The specific links I'm looking to have work are:

http://analyticsadvisorygroup2.weebly.com/files/theme/AnalyticsTransformationJourney.pdf

http://analyticsadvisorygroup2.weebly.com/files/theme/HealthinessMarketingCampaign.pdf

http://analyticsadvisorygroup2.weebly.com/files/theme/SupplementalFilesQualityCompliance.pdf

Thanks.

[Adam7]

After uploading the files did you publish your website, @rbb? It's possible they may not work until the site is published.

[rbb1]

Yes, I published the site, but I still am not able to access the files with the URL.

[Bernadette3]

The url looks like it is missing some information, although I'm not entirely sure what should be added. Usually when I see pdf file links, they are much longer and include a series of numbers. Is there a reason you are adding the pdf to the asset folder directly instead of uploading the file through the editor pages? 

[rbb1]

I was just adding it to the asset folder directly because those were the instructions given in a thread I was following. How would I do it through the editor pages? Could you guide me through uploading the pdf file and then linking to it?

[Bernadette3]

Sure. What thread were you following?