Share folder link

Share a folder with anyone by sending them a link – no login required.

Sharing folders by link, with expiry dates and download control, is the heart of Filecamp as a file sharing platform for clients and partners.

Share folder link

To share the contents of a folder, browse to the folder and click the blank Share button in the Toolbar.

Under Type, choose View only, View & Download (default), or Request files. Under Expiration, choose when the link should expire, or leave it set to Never expires.

Screenshot of file sharing interface on Filecamp website with folder options and send button.

You have two options for sharing the link:

  • Copy link: Click Copy link and paste the link into an email, a message, your company’s website, or wherever you want to share it.
  • Send by email: Enter the recipients’ email addresses, pressing Enter after each address. Add an optional message, then click Send.

To preview the shared page, click the Open in new window blank icon. To check exactly what recipients without a login will see, open the copied link in a private or incognito browser window.

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Anyone with the link can access the shared page. What they can do depends on the link type and settings you choose.

  • Type: View only

    Folder shared with View only access

    Select View only to let recipients preview files in the folder and its subfolders without providing download options.

  • Type: View & Download

    Folder shared with View and Download access

    Select View & Download to let recipients preview and download files in the folder and its subfolders.

  • Type: Request files

    Branded page for uploading files without logging in

    Select Request files to send recipients to a branded upload page where they can upload files to your Filecamp account without logging in. Read more.

Advanced settings

For View & Download links, expand Advanced settings to see additional options:

  • Allow commenting: Let recipients add comments to files through the shared link.
  • Allow label changes: Let recipients change file labels through the shared link.

Notice: Advanced settings are only visible when your plan supports these features and commenting or labels have been enabled under Admin > General. Each option appears only when its corresponding feature is enabled. Allow label changes also requires a Labelset to be assigned to the folder.

Tip: Enable Save as default message to reuse your message as a template for future share emails. The template is saved locally in your browser. This is useful for a standard greeting or email signature.
FEATURE HIGHLIGHT
Vanity URL

With Vanity URLs, you can replace the automatically generated text string in a share URL with the folder name or text of your choice. Click the pencil icon next to the share link to edit it.

Here is an example:
Default share folder URL: https://files.company.com/s/o/z68FV3rkltUKyWoI
Vanity share folder URL: https://files.company.com/s/o/imagebank

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