Sharing folders

To share content from your Cloud with friends and family, you can give them access to specific folders. In the share configurations you can determine the share duration and password protection at any time.

When you share folders from your Cloud, an unique link is generated that you can send to others. By opening the link, they can view and download the content you have shared.

Sharing a single folder
  1. Select the folder you would like to share.
    A menu bar with different options appears.
  2. Click on Share.

    Sharing a Folder

    You will see a new window.
  3. Click on the gearwheel symbol.

    Sharing a Folder

  4. Configure your share:
    • Under Expiration, you can set the share duration to 1 week, 1 month or 1 year.
    • Under Password protection, you can create a password with at least 5 characters to protect your share link.
    • By default, other users can only view and download shared files. Under Permissions, you can allow them to add new files or delete existing files from your folder by selecting the option Editor.
      Info:

      When you select Editor, you must enable password protection for your share.

  5. Confirm your configurations by clicking on Save.
    A window with the share options will appear.
  6. You can now click on Copy to copy and paste the share link or on Email to share the link directly in an e-mail.

    Copy share link or send it

You have shared a folder with other users. You can find this share under Folders in the Shared folder where you can edit it any time.

Share multiple folders
  1. Select the folders you would like to share.
    A menu bar with different options appears.
  2. Click on Share.

    Select multiple folders for sharing

    You will see a new window.
  3. At the top, assign a new name to your collection of shared folders.

    Rename your collection of folders

  4. Click on the gearwheel symbol.

    Sharing a Folder

  5. Configure your share:
    • Under Expiration, you can set the share duration to 1 week, 1 month or 1 year.
    • Under Password protection, you can create a password with at least 5 characters to protect your share link.
  6. Confirm your configurations by clicking on Save.
    A window with the share options will appear.
  7. You can now click on Copy to copy and paste the share link or on Email to share the link directly in an e-mail.

    Copy share link or send it

You have shared the folders with other users. You can find these shares under Collections in the Shared folder where you can edit it anytime.
Info:

You can not only share collections of multiple folders but also collections containing both folder and single files.

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