Direct-Links

Creating direct-links is a very easy process. First, navigate to the file you want to share and click the direct-link button.

In the popup you can select for how long the link should be valid, if the user should be able to download the file and/or the preview file and you can enter a name. If you don't select the download-options - the link will only present the preview-player to the recipient.

Once you create the link you will be redirected to the file-view again. In the top of the page you can see the direct-link written out, as well as a button to copy the link to your clipboard.

That's it!

If the content of an entire folder needs to be shared to content receivers that only once or once-in-a-while receive content from you, there are so-called direct folder links.

First, navigate to the folder you want to share and click the direct-folder-link button. In comparison to direct links, there is an additional checkbox here to also provide all subfolders of the selected folder:

Once you create the link you will be redirected to the folder-view again. In the top of the page you can see the direct-folder-link written out, with the note that the link was automatically copied to your clipboard:

That's it!

When creating a direct-link you don't need to sacrifice tracking. While it is possible to leave the "name" field in the dialogue empty - you can also enter a meaningful identifier to keep track of when and by whom the link has been clicked.

In the previous article we entered a name "Volker Ansmann" as our identifier. If this direct link is clicked and the file is downloaded - you will see the download in the file and in analytics like this:

If you want to use the same settings for each direct-link or direct-folder-link, admins can set default values in "Settings" > "Direct-Links".