Generating Links to Folders and Files
- Chris Veneto
In PreVeil Drive, you have the ability to generate a link to a folder or file that you can then share with another PreVeil user to have them access that folder or file.
Note: For users with a full PreVeil account, you need to be on the 5.5.0 build or higher to access the full range of this functionality. If you are on a lower version, you will only be able to share links with other full PreVeil users; those links will not work with users that have a PreVeil Express account; and vice versa, if a user with a PreVeil Express account generates a link and sends it to a full PreVeil user, that full PreVeil user can only access it if they are on 5.5.0 or higher.
This is an ease of access functionality that allows you to direct someone to a folder or file that you want them to access via a URL link you can generate and send to them.
Because Drive data needs to be explicitly shared with someone before they can access it, the links will work only for people you’ve already shared the data with.
Sending a link to someone who you’ve not already shared the data with will not grant them access to the data.
Generating a Link to a Folder
To generate a link to a folder:
Access PreVeil Drive in the browser app.
Mouse over the folder you want to generate a link to
Click on the Copy Link option.
You will see a notification that it has been copied.
Send the link with someone to whom you’ve already shared access to the folder.
When the recipient clicks on the link, it will bring them directly into the folder in their PreVeil Drive.
Generating a Link to a File
You can also generate a link to a file.
Note: The file must be within a shared folder that the recipient already has access to.
Access PreVeil Drive in the browser app.
Go to the shared folder that has the file you want to generate a link to.
Mouse over the file and click on Copy Link.
You will see a notification that it has been copied to your clipboard.
Send the link with someone to whom you’ve already shared access to the folder that the file is within.
When the recipient clicks on the link, it will open the folder in Drive where the file lives, and if the file is a supported file type in our in-app viewer window, that file will open up inside that viewer window.