Sharing a HiDrive folder for uploading data

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You can use the Upload share function to make storage space available in your HiDrive. A typical application is in school lessons, for example. A teacher with HiDrive uses the upload share to provide a link via which the class can upload their homework. In contrast to a normal HiDrive share, the use of the upload link does not allow access to other data within the folder.

Notes

Upload sharing cannot be used for encrypted folders.
To use the upload share, only the share link must be known. A separate HiDrive user is not required.

Create an upload share

Open the HiDrive web application in your Internet browser.
Right-click on a folder in the left-hand menu bar under Private or Shared. A context menu opens.
Select Create upload share. The share settings open:
Password protection: Your share can only be used after entering this password.
Validity in days: No further use of the share link is possible after this time has expired.
Maximum uploads: Specifies the number of uses.
Maximum file size: Sets the value for the maximum file size of a file to be transferred.
Click on the Save button. The share link is displayed and can be distributed by you.

Editing an upload release

Open the HiDrive web application in your Internet browser.
In the left-hand menu bar under Private or Shared, right-click on the folder with the upload share that has already been granted. A context menu opens.
Select Edit upload share. The share settings and the original share link are displayed.
Edit the share settings as required or delete the share completely.

Access to uploaded data

The folder of an upload share can only be accessed by the person who created it and authorized HiDrive users.

Please note that users of the link cannot change or delete their uploaded data. However, it is possible to add further data if you have not restricted this via the sharing settings. Files with identical names are not overwritten but added with an ascending number.