diff --git a/src/core/directives/external-content.ts b/src/core/directives/external-content.ts
index 4663b44d7..c6a464c81 100644
--- a/src/core/directives/external-content.ts
+++ b/src/core/directives/external-content.ts
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ import { CoreSite } from '@classes/site';
 import { CoreEventObserver, CoreEvents } from '@singletons/events';
 import { CoreConstants } from '../constants';
 import { CoreNetwork } from '@services/network';
+import { Translate } from '@singletons';
 
 /**
  * Directive to handle external content.
@@ -217,7 +218,7 @@ export class CoreExternalContentDirective implements AfterViewInit, OnChanges, O
         if (!site.canDownloadFiles() && isSiteFile) {
             this.element.parentElement?.removeChild(this.element); // Remove element since it'll be broken.
 
-            throw new CoreError('Site doesn\'t allow downloading files.');
+            throw new CoreError(Translate.instant('core.cannotdownloadfiles'));
         }
 
         const finalUrl = await this.getUrlToUse(targetAttr, url, site);
diff --git a/src/core/services/filepool.ts b/src/core/services/filepool.ts
index 73c7dd48d..3c503deaf 100644
--- a/src/core/services/filepool.ts
+++ b/src/core/services/filepool.ts
@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@ export class CoreFilepoolProvider {
 
         const site = await CoreSites.getSite(siteId);
         if (!site.canDownloadFiles()) {
-            throw new CoreError('Site doesn\'t allow downloading files.');
+            throw new CoreError(Translate.instant('core.cannotdownloadfiles'));
         }
 
         if (!alreadyFixed) {
@@ -745,7 +745,7 @@ export class CoreFilepoolProvider {
 
         this.filePromises[siteId][downloadId] = CoreSites.getSite(siteId).then(async (site) => {
             if (!site.canDownloadFiles()) {
-                throw new CoreError('Site doesn\'t allow downloading files.');
+                throw new CoreError(Translate.instant('core.cannotdownloadfiles'));
             }
 
             const entry = await CoreWS.downloadFile(fileUrl, path, addExtension, onProgress);