Sharing Folders

If you want to give access to a folder to your friends or family, you have to share it. The recipients of the share link can access the folder in your Cloud and download the files.

When sharing folders, you can set up password protection and define the share duration. If you share a single folder, it is also possible to grant other users extended rights to edit and delete files in the shared folder.

Share single folder
  1. Select the folder you want to share.
  2. In the Actions menu, click Share.

    Sharing a Folder

    A window with the share link and the option for further share configuration appears.
  3. Click Share configuration.

    Sharing a Folder

  4. Configure the share:
    • Limit the share duration for other users by clicking Change duration and setting 1 week, 1 month or 1 year as the share duration.
    • Protect the share by ticking the box next to Protect with a password and creating a password with at least 5 characters.
    • Allow other users to add new files to the folder or delete existing files in the folder by selecting Add and delete files under Permissions. Otherwise, they can only view and download the files.

    Sharing a Folder

  5. Save the share configuration by clicking Save.
    A window with the share link appears.
  6. Send the share link to the recipients by clicking Send a link via email.
You shared a folder with other users. You will find this share in the All shared data folder and can edit it there at any time.
Share multiple folders
Info:

This function is not yet available in all mail.com accounts.

  1. Select the folders you want to share.
  2. In the Actions menu, click Share.

    Select multiple folders for sharing

    A window with the share link and the option for further share configuration appears.
  3. Enter a new name for your collection of shared folders at the top of the window and click Save to the right of it.
  4. Click Share configuration at the bottom of the window. .

    Edit share of multiple files

  5. Configure the share:
    • Limit the share duration for other users by clicking Change duration and setting 1 week, 1 month or 1 year as the share duration.
    • Protect the share by ticking the box next to Protect with a password and creating a password with at least 5 characters.

    Sharing a Folder

  6. Save the share configuration by clicking Save.
    A window with the share link appears.
  7. Send the share link to the recipients by clicking Send a link via email.
You shared folders with other users. You will find this share in the All shared data folder under Collections and can edit it there at any time.
Info:

You can not only share collections of multiple folders, but also collections that contain files as well as folders.

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