Using the Drive Apps
On a Workstation
2.1.6. Sharing with public links
You can share data with read access by creating a public link. You can give this link to other persons. Everyone who gets this link can view the data.
The following options are available:
You can set a password for the access.
You can define that the link expires after a specific time frame, e.g. after one month.
You can revoke the public link.
How to share data with read access by using a public link:
Note: Before using this function on a macOS workstation, you have to enable the Drive Finder extension.
Open the local Drive folder in your system's file browser.
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Open a folder's or file's context menu in the local Drive folder. Select .
If you already shared the selected item, you can change the sharing parameters during the following steps.
A window opens. It contains a public link for read access to the share.
To share the link, the following options are available:
To add the link to other applications, do the following:
On a Windows system, click the icon next to the link.
On a macOS system, click on .
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In order to directly send the link by E-Mail, click on .
Enter the desired E-Mail addresses. If required, enter a message.
The following options are available:
By default, the data are shared with read access for an unlimited time. To set a time limit for access to the shared data, enable . Select a date.
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To protect access with a password, enable . Enter a password. To view the password as plain text, click the icon.
If you send the public link by E-Mail, the E-Mail contains the password.
In order to revoke access to a shared item, click on .
Click on .
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