diff --git a/libs/vre/resource-editor/representations/src/lib/archive/archive.component.html b/libs/vre/resource-editor/representations/src/lib/archive/archive.component.html
index fc6145f5bf..09b92e0f6d 100644
--- a/libs/vre/resource-editor/representations/src/lib/archive/archive.component.html
+++ b/libs/vre/resource-editor/representations/src/lib/archive/archive.component.html
@@ -22,11 +22,7 @@
           <mat-icon>more_vert</mat-icon>
         </button>
         <mat-menu #more="matMenu" class="representation-menu">
-          <button
-            class="menu-content"
-            mat-menu-item
-            (click)="download(src.fileValue.fileUrl)"
-            data-cy="download-file-button">
+          <button class="menu-content" mat-menu-item (click)="download()" data-cy="download-file-button">
             Download file
           </button>
           <button
diff --git a/libs/vre/resource-editor/representations/src/lib/archive/archive.component.ts b/libs/vre/resource-editor/representations/src/lib/archive/archive.component.ts
index 21af7e4b21..a167ff84c3 100644
--- a/libs/vre/resource-editor/representations/src/lib/archive/archive.component.ts
+++ b/libs/vre/resource-editor/representations/src/lib/archive/archive.component.ts
@@ -58,8 +58,8 @@ export class ArchiveComponent implements OnChanges {
     }
   }
 
-  download(url: string) {
-    this._rs.downloadFile(url);
+  download() {
+    this._rs.downloadProjectFile(this.src.fileValue, this.parentResource);
   }
 
   openReplaceFileDialog() {
diff --git a/libs/vre/resource-editor/representations/src/lib/audio/audio-more-button.component.ts b/libs/vre/resource-editor/representations/src/lib/audio/audio-more-button.component.ts
index 934f58ded2..45060ef612 100644
--- a/libs/vre/resource-editor/representations/src/lib/audio/audio-more-button.component.ts
+++ b/libs/vre/resource-editor/representations/src/lib/audio/audio-more-button.component.ts
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ export class AudioMoreButtonComponent {
   }
 
   download(url: string) {
-    this._rs.downloadFile(url);
+    this._rs.downloadProjectFile(this.src.fileValue, this.parentResource);
   }
 
   private _replaceFile(file: UpdateFileValue) {
diff --git a/libs/vre/resource-editor/representations/src/lib/document/document.component.html b/libs/vre/resource-editor/representations/src/lib/document/document.component.html
index 1d68fc02b4..662ee64f84 100644
--- a/libs/vre/resource-editor/representations/src/lib/document/document.component.html
+++ b/libs/vre/resource-editor/representations/src/lib/document/document.component.html
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
           <mat-icon>more_vert</mat-icon>
         </button>
         <mat-menu #more="matMenu" class="representation-menu">
-          <button class="menu-content" mat-menu-item (click)="download(src.fileValue.fileUrl)">Download file</button>
+          <button class="menu-content" mat-menu-item (click)="download(src.fileValue)">Download file</button>
           <button [disabled]="!usercanEdit" class="menu-content" mat-menu-item (click)="openReplaceFileDialog()">
             Replace file
           </button>
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@
         <mat-icon>more_vert</mat-icon>
       </button>
       <mat-menu #more="matMenu" class="mat-menu-custom-black">
-        <button class="menu-content" mat-menu-item (click)="download(src.fileValue.fileUrl)" [disabled]="failedToLoad">
+        <button class="menu-content" mat-menu-item (click)="download(src.fileValue)" [disabled]="failedToLoad">
           Download file
         </button>
         <button [disabled]="!usercanEdit" class="menu-content" mat-menu-item (click)="openReplaceFileDialog()">
diff --git a/libs/vre/resource-editor/representations/src/lib/document/document.component.ts b/libs/vre/resource-editor/representations/src/lib/document/document.component.ts
index f4ae728ca7..db76e70f42 100644
--- a/libs/vre/resource-editor/representations/src/lib/document/document.component.ts
+++ b/libs/vre/resource-editor/representations/src/lib/document/document.component.ts
@@ -93,8 +93,8 @@ export class DocumentComponent implements OnChanges {
     }
   }
 
-  download(url: string) {
-    this._rs.downloadFile(url);
+  download(fileValue: ReadDocumentFileValue) {
+    this._rs.downloadProjectFile(fileValue, this.parentResource);
   }
 
   openReplaceFileDialog() {
diff --git a/libs/vre/resource-editor/representations/src/lib/representation.service.ts b/libs/vre/resource-editor/representations/src/lib/representation.service.ts
index 64d429932c..35237e7bc6 100644
--- a/libs/vre/resource-editor/representations/src/lib/representation.service.ts
+++ b/libs/vre/resource-editor/representations/src/lib/representation.service.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,20 @@
-import { HttpClient } from '@angular/common/http';
+import { HttpClient, HttpResponse } from '@angular/common/http';
 import { Injectable } from '@angular/core';
-import { ReadProject, ReadResource } from '@dasch-swiss/dsp-js';
+import {
+  ReadArchiveFileValue,
+  ReadAudioFileValue,
+  ReadDocumentFileValue,
+  ReadMovingImageFileValue,
+  ReadProject,
+  ReadResource,
+  ReadStillImageExternalFileValue,
+  ReadStillImageFileValue,
+} from '@dasch-swiss/dsp-js';
+import { ResourceUtil } from '@dasch-swiss/vre/shared/app-common';
 import { AppConfigService } from '@dasch-swiss/vre/shared/app-config';
+import { AppError } from '@dasch-swiss/vre/shared/app-error-handler';
 import { AccessTokenService } from '@dasch-swiss/vre/shared/app-session';
-import { IKeyValuePairs, ResourceSelectors } from '@dasch-swiss/vre/shared/app-state';
+import { IKeyValuePairs, ResourceSelectors, UserSelectors } from '@dasch-swiss/vre/shared/app-state';
 import { Store } from '@ngxs/store';
 import { Observable } from 'rxjs';
 import { take } from 'rxjs/operators';
@@ -30,6 +41,16 @@ export class RepresentationService {
     return this._http.get<FileInfo>(url);
   }
 
+  getIiifFileInfo(fileName: string, projectShort: string): Observable<FileInfo> {
+    const url = `${this._appConfigService.dspIiifConfig.iiifUrl}/${projectShort}/${fileName}/knora.json`;
+    return this._http.get<FileInfo>(url);
+  }
+
+  getIngestFileUrl(projectShort: string, assetId: string): string {
+    const url = `${this._appConfigService.dspIngestConfig.url}/projects/${projectShort}/assets/${assetId}`;
+    return url;
+  }
+
   getAttachedProject(parentResource: ReadResource): ReadProject | undefined {
     const attachedProjects = this._store.selectSnapshot(ResourceSelectors.attachedProjects);
     return this.getParentResourceAttachedProject(attachedProjects, parentResource);
@@ -41,24 +62,61 @@ export class RepresentationService {
       : undefined;
   }
 
-  downloadFile(url: string, fileName?: string, withCredentials = true) {
+  userCanView(fileValue: ReadDocumentFileValue) {
+    return fileValue && ResourceUtil.userCanView(fileValue);
+  }
+
+  downloadProjectFile(
+    fileValue:
+      | ReadAudioFileValue
+      | ReadDocumentFileValue
+      | ReadMovingImageFileValue
+      | ReadStillImageFileValue
+      | ReadStillImageExternalFileValue
+      | ReadArchiveFileValue,
+    resource: ReadResource
+  ) {
+    const attachedProject = this.getParentResourceAttachedProject(
+      this._store.selectSnapshot(ResourceSelectors.attachedProjects),
+      resource
+    )!;
+    if (!attachedProject) {
+      throw new AppError('Project is not present');
+    }
+
+    const assetId = fileValue.filename.split('.')[0] || '';
+    const ingestFileUrl = this.getIngestFileUrl(attachedProject.shortcode, assetId);
+    this.downloadFile(ingestFileUrl, this.userCanView(fileValue));
+  }
+
+  private downloadFile(url: string, userCanView = true) {
     let headers = {};
+    const isLoggedIn = this._store.selectSnapshot(UserSelectors.isLoggedIn);
+    const withCredentials = isLoggedIn && userCanView;
     if (withCredentials) {
       const authToken = this._accessTokenService.getAccessToken();
-      headers = { Authorization: `Bearer ${authToken}` };
+      headers = {
+        Authorization: `Bearer ${authToken}`,
+      };
     }
 
     this._http
-      .get(url, {
+      .get(userCanView ? `${url}/original` : url, {
         responseType: 'blob',
         withCredentials,
         headers,
+        observe: 'response',
       })
       .pipe(take(1))
-      .subscribe(res => {
+      .subscribe((res: HttpResponse<Blob>) => {
+        const contentDisposition = res.headers.get('content-disposition');
+        const fileNameRegex = /filename[^;=\n]*=((['"]).*?\2|[^;\n]*)/;
+        const matches = fileNameRegex.exec(contentDisposition || '');
+        const fileName =
+          contentDisposition && matches != null && matches[1] ? matches[1].replace(/['"]/g, '') : url.split('/').pop()!;
         const a = document.createElement('a');
-        a.href = window.URL.createObjectURL(res);
-        a.download = fileName || url.split('/').pop()!;
+        a.href = window.URL.createObjectURL(res.body!);
+        a.download = fileName;
         a.click();
         window.URL.revokeObjectURL(a.href);
       });
diff --git a/libs/vre/resource-editor/representations/src/lib/still-image/still-image-toolbar.component.ts b/libs/vre/resource-editor/representations/src/lib/still-image/still-image-toolbar.component.ts
index eea6ea1ce7..719be29bc9 100644
--- a/libs/vre/resource-editor/representations/src/lib/still-image/still-image-toolbar.component.ts
+++ b/libs/vre/resource-editor/representations/src/lib/still-image/still-image-toolbar.component.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import { DomSanitizer } from '@angular/platform-browser';
 import {
   Constants,
   KnoraApiConnection,
-  ReadProject,
   ReadResource,
   ReadStillImageExternalFileValue,
   ReadStillImageFileValue,
@@ -17,8 +16,6 @@ import { DspApiConnectionToken, DspDialogConfig } from '@dasch-swiss/vre/shared/
 import { AppError } from '@dasch-swiss/vre/shared/app-error-handler';
 import { ProjectService } from '@dasch-swiss/vre/shared/app-helper-services';
 import { NotificationService } from '@dasch-swiss/vre/shared/app-notification';
-import { UserSelectors } from '@dasch-swiss/vre/shared/app-state';
-import { Store } from '@ngxs/store';
 import { filter, switchMap } from 'rxjs/operators';
 import { EditThirdPartyIiifFormComponent } from '../edit-third-party-iiif-form/edit-third-party-iiif-form.component';
 import { ThirdPartyIiifProps } from '../edit-third-party-iiif-form/edit-third-party-iiif-types';
@@ -51,7 +48,6 @@ export class StillImageToolbarComponent {
   @Input({ required: true }) resource!: ReadResource;
   @Input({ required: true }) compoundMode!: boolean;
   @Input({ required: true }) isPng!: boolean;
-  @Input() attachedProject: ReadProject | undefined;
   @Output() imageIsPng = new EventEmitter<boolean>();
 
   get imageFileValue() {
@@ -82,7 +78,6 @@ export class StillImageToolbarComponent {
     public notification: NotificationService,
     @Inject(DspApiConnectionToken)
     private _dspApiConnection: KnoraApiConnection,
-    private _store: Store,
     public resourceFetcherService: ResourceFetcherService,
     private _rs: RepresentationService,
     private _dialog: MatDialog,
@@ -98,21 +93,7 @@ export class StillImageToolbarComponent {
   }
 
   download() {
-    const projectShort = this.attachedProject?.shortcode;
-    const assetId = this.imageFileValue.filename.split('.')[0] || '';
-
-    if (!projectShort) {
-      throw new AppError('Error with project shortcode');
-    }
-
-    const isLoggedIn = this._store.selectSnapshot(UserSelectors.isLoggedIn);
-    if (isLoggedIn && this.userCanView) {
-      this._rs.getIngestFileInfo(projectShort, assetId).subscribe(response => {
-        this._rs.downloadFile(this.imageFileValue.fileUrl, response.originalFilename);
-      });
-    } else {
-      this._rs.downloadFile(this.imageFileValue.fileUrl, this.imageFileValue.filename, false);
-    }
+    this._rs.downloadProjectFile(this.imageFileValue, this.resource);
   }
 
   replaceImage() {
diff --git a/libs/vre/resource-editor/representations/src/lib/still-image/still-image.component.ts b/libs/vre/resource-editor/representations/src/lib/still-image/still-image.component.ts
index 9254f008ee..c089fda1c7 100644
--- a/libs/vre/resource-editor/representations/src/lib/still-image/still-image.component.ts
+++ b/libs/vre/resource-editor/representations/src/lib/still-image/still-image.component.ts
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ import { StillImageHelper } from './still-image-helper';
       <app-still-image-toolbar
         *ngIf="isViewInitialized"
         [resource]="resource"
-        [attachedProject]="attachedProject$ | async"
         [compoundMode]="compoundMode"
         [isPng]="isPng"
         (imageIsPng)="afterFormatChange($event)" />
diff --git a/libs/vre/resource-editor/representations/src/lib/text/text.component.ts b/libs/vre/resource-editor/representations/src/lib/text/text.component.ts
index e2cadb5b35..84deaeb5a5 100644
--- a/libs/vre/resource-editor/representations/src/lib/text/text.component.ts
+++ b/libs/vre/resource-editor/representations/src/lib/text/text.component.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ import { MatDialog } from '@angular/material/dialog';
 import {
   Constants,
   KnoraApiConnection,
-  ReadProject,
   ReadResource,
   ReadTextFileValue,
   UpdateFileValue,
@@ -13,6 +12,8 @@ import {
 } from '@dasch-swiss/dsp-js';
 import { ResourceUtil } from '@dasch-swiss/vre/shared/app-common';
 import { DspApiConnectionToken } from '@dasch-swiss/vre/shared/app-config';
+import { ResourceSelectors } from '@dasch-swiss/vre/shared/app-state';
+import { Store } from '@ngxs/store';
 import { mergeMap } from 'rxjs/operators';
 import { FileRepresentation } from '../file-representation';
 import {
@@ -28,7 +29,6 @@ import { RepresentationService } from '../representation.service';
 })
 export class TextComponent implements OnChanges {
   @Input() src: FileRepresentation;
-  @Input() attachedProject: ReadProject | undefined;
   @Input() parentResource: ReadResource;
 
   originalFilename: string;
@@ -43,7 +43,8 @@ export class TextComponent implements OnChanges {
     @Inject(DspApiConnectionToken)
     private _dspApiConnection: KnoraApiConnection,
     private _dialog: MatDialog,
-    private _rs: RepresentationService
+    private _rs: RepresentationService,
+    private _store: Store
   ) {}
 
   ngOnChanges(): void {
@@ -58,17 +59,21 @@ export class TextComponent implements OnChanges {
   }
 
   download(url: string) {
-    this._rs.downloadFile(url);
+    this._rs.downloadProjectFile(this.src.fileValue, this.parentResource);
   }
 
   openReplaceFileDialog() {
+    const attachedProject = this._rs.getParentResourceAttachedProject(
+      this._store.selectSnapshot(ResourceSelectors.attachedProjects),
+      this.parentResource
+    )!;
     this._dialog
       .open<ReplaceFileDialogComponent, ReplaceFileDialogProps>(ReplaceFileDialogComponent, {
         data: {
           title: 'Text (csv, txt, xml)',
           subtitle: 'Update the text file of this resource',
           representation: Constants.HasTextFileValue,
-          projectUuid: this.attachedProject!.id,
+          projectUuid: attachedProject!.id,
           propId: this.parentResource.properties[Constants.HasTextFileValue][0].id,
         },
       })
diff --git a/libs/vre/resource-editor/representations/src/lib/video/video-more-button.component.ts b/libs/vre/resource-editor/representations/src/lib/video/video-more-button.component.ts
index 6c51361c1c..1c74d72347 100644
--- a/libs/vre/resource-editor/representations/src/lib/video/video-more-button.component.ts
+++ b/libs/vre/resource-editor/representations/src/lib/video/video-more-button.component.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import { HttpClient } from '@angular/common/http';
 import { Component, Inject, Input } from '@angular/core';
 import { MatDialog } from '@angular/material/dialog';
 import {
@@ -61,8 +60,7 @@ export class VideoMoreButtonComponent {
     private _dialog: MatDialog,
     @Inject(DspApiConnectionToken)
     private _dspApiConnection: KnoraApiConnection,
-    private _rs: RepresentationService,
-    private readonly _http: HttpClient
+    private _rs: RepresentationService
   ) {}
 
   openVideoInNewTab(url: string) {
@@ -74,8 +72,7 @@ export class VideoMoreButtonComponent {
   }
 
   async downloadVideo(url: string) {
-    const res = await this._http.get(url, { responseType: 'blob', withCredentials: true }).toPromise();
-    this._downloadFile(res);
+    this._rs.downloadProjectFile(this.src.fileValue, this.parentResource);
   }
 
   openReplaceFileDialog() {
@@ -127,20 +124,4 @@ export class VideoMoreButtonComponent {
         window.location.reload();
       });
   }
-
-  private _downloadFile(data: Blob) {
-    const url = window.URL.createObjectURL(data);
-    const linkElement = document.createElement('a');
-    linkElement.href = url;
-
-    if (this.fileInfo?.originalFilename === undefined) {
-      linkElement.download = url.substring(url.lastIndexOf('/') + 1);
-    } else {
-      linkElement.download = this.fileInfo.originalFilename;
-    }
-
-    document.body.appendChild(linkElement);
-    linkElement.click();
-    document.body.removeChild(linkElement);
-  }
 }
diff --git a/libs/vre/resource-editor/resource-editor/src/lib/resource-representation.component.ts b/libs/vre/resource-editor/resource-editor/src/lib/resource-representation.component.ts
index c866694fa2..de76378165 100644
--- a/libs/vre/resource-editor/resource-editor/src/lib/resource-representation.component.ts
+++ b/libs/vre/resource-editor/resource-editor/src/lib/resource-representation.component.ts
@@ -2,15 +2,15 @@ import { Component, Input, OnChanges } from '@angular/core';
 import { ReadProject } from '@dasch-swiss/dsp-js';
 import {
   FileRepresentation,
-  getFileValue,
   RepresentationConstants,
   RepresentationService,
+  getFileValue,
 } from '@dasch-swiss/vre/resource-editor/representations';
 import { DspResource } from '@dasch-swiss/vre/shared/app-common';
 import { ProjectService } from '@dasch-swiss/vre/shared/app-helper-services';
 import { ResourceSelectors, UserSelectors } from '@dasch-swiss/vre/shared/app-state';
 import { Store } from '@ngxs/store';
-import { combineLatest, Observable } from 'rxjs';
+import { Observable, combineLatest } from 'rxjs';
 import { map } from 'rxjs/operators';
 
 @Component({
@@ -62,8 +62,7 @@ import { map } from 'rxjs/operators';
       class="dsp-representation archive"
       *ngSwitchCase="representationConstants.archive"
       [src]="representationToDisplay"
-      [parentResource]="resource.res"
-      [attachedProject]="attachedProject$ | async">
+      [parentResource]="resource.res">
     </app-archive>
 
     <app-text
@@ -71,8 +70,7 @@ import { map } from 'rxjs/operators';
       class="dsp-representation text"
       *ngSwitchCase="representationConstants.text"
       [src]="representationToDisplay"
-      [parentResource]="resource.res"
-      [attachedProject]="attachedProject$ | async">
+      [parentResource]="resource.res">
     </app-text>
   </div>`,
 })