Sharing Files or Folders Publicly in Drive

You can share a file or folder so that anyone can access the share even if they don't have a FileCloud account.

If you want more security but still want a large number of people to access the file, you can enable password protection.

Create a quick public share:

1. Open your drive folder and navigate to the file or folder that you want to share.
2. Right-click on the file or folder and choose Show More Option > FileCloud Drive >Share Link.
   
   
   The Share Link dialog box opens.
3. To create a quick share, leave Allow anyone with link selected.
   
4. Click the Copy link button to paste the link (and password if it exists) in a message and send it to users to give them access to the shared file.
   OR
   Click the Email link button to open an email message that includes the link. Fill in the addresses of recipients you want to send the email to.

Create a public file or folder share with options

1. Open your Drive folder and navigate to the file or folder that you want to share.
2. Right-click on the file or folder and choose Show More Option > FileCloud Drive >Share Link.
   
3. The Share Link dialog box opens.
4. Click the Share Options button. 
   The Share Link dialog box expands to show additional options for the share.
   
5. You may change any of the settings under Share Options. 
   The Max number of downloads setting is available for files but not for folders.
6. See Public Share Options for Files or Share Options for Public and Private Folders for help changing the settings.
7. If you click Allow anyone with link and password, the share is still public, but requires users to enter the password shown. 
   You may change the password, and click Save to save it.
8. Click the Copy link button to paste the link (and password if it exists) in a message and send it to users to give them access to the shared file
   OR
   Click the Email link button to open an email message that includes the link (and password if included). Fill in the addresses of recipients you want to send the email to.

Public folder permissions

When you share a folder publicly you can set which actions are permitted on the folder share.

For more information about the actions that you can select, see Public Share Permissions for Folders.

For information about additional options and settings when sharing files and folders, see Sharing Files and Folders