Share a Folder on Android

To copy the file share link:

1. Tap the Copy icon.
   
   The screen displays the message Link copied to clipboard.
2. Paste the link into an email or text message and send it. 

To share the file share link:

1. Tap the Share icon.
   
   A Share with screen pops up. 
2. Choose an app and share the link.
   

For public folder sharing, the following options are available.

To change the permissions on a public share for a folder:

1. Tap Share Options.
   
   The share screen expands, and the sharing permissions appear at the bottom. By default, the share has View and Download permissions.
   
2. Check or uncheck permissions.
   Your changes are saved.
   

To add a password to a public share:

1. Under Sharing Permissions, tap Edit across from Allow anyone with link.
   
   The options Allow anyone with link, Allow anyone with link and a password, and Allow selected users or groups appear.
2. Tap Allow anyone with link and a password.
   
3. Tap Save.
   Allow anyone with link and password now appears under Sharing permissions, and a Password box with a pre-entered password appears at the bottom of the screen.
4. Either keep the pre-entered password or enter a new one and tap Save.
   

The options (optional settings) for a share are listed under Share Options:

For information on setting share options, see:
Share Options for Public and Private Folders

To change a public folder share to private:

1. Under Sharing Permissions, click Edit.
   
   The options Allow anyone with link, Allow anyone with link and a password, and Allow selected users or groups appear.
2. Select Allow selected users or groups, and tap Save.
   
   Now, under Sharing permissions, Allow selected users or groups appears along with tabs for Users and Groups.
   

Now, follow one of the procedures below to add a user or a group to the private share.

After you choose Allow selected users or groups, Users and Groups tabs appear.

To add a user to a private share:

1. Tap Invite users.
   
   
   
2. Enter a username or email that exists in your system, or enter a new user's email, and and tap Add Users to this Share.
   If you enter a new user, FileCloud sends them an email with the share link and asks them to create a FileCloud account to access the link.
   
   The user is added to the share.
   

When you privately share a folder with a user, the user's permissions for the folder are shown in icons below the username or email. By default, the user has view and download permissions for the folder. 
You can also give the user upload and share permissions, and if it is allowed in your system, sync permission.

To change the user's permissions for the folder:

1. Tap Edit across from the user's name or email:
   
   
   A popup shows the available permissions.
   
2. Check or uncheck permissions:
   
3. Close the Edit permissions box.
   The changes appear in the permissions icons:
   
   
   Note: Checking Share permission gives the user both upload and share permissions for the folder.

To add a group to a private share:

1. Tap the Groups tab.
2. Tap Add group.
   
   The groups that are available for you to add to the share appear.
3. Tap a group to add it to the share.
   
   The group is added to the share:
   
4. Add any number of the groups to the share.

When you privately share a folder with a group, the group's permissions for the folder are shown in icons below the group name. By default, the members of the group have view and download permissions for the folder. 
You can also give the group upload and share permissions, and if it is allowed in your system, sync and delete permissions.

To change the group's permissions for the folder:

1. Across from the group, tap Edit.
   
   A popup shows the available permissions:
   
2. Check or uncheck permissions:
   
   Note that if you check Share or Sync, Upload is automatically also checked.
3. Close the Edit permissions box.
   The changes to the permissions are saved.
   

To remove a group or user from a folder share, tap the x next to it:

To remove a folder share:

1. Open the FileCloud app.
2. Navigate to the folder whose share you want to remove.
3. Tap the more (three dot) icon next to the folder.
   
4. Tap Share.
   
   The share details open.
5. Tap Remove.
   
   The share is removed. Users who were given access to the share can no longer view it in their Shared with me folder or access it through the share link.