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- | ====== File Sharing ====== | + | ====== File Sharing |
+ | == last updated on March 10, 2021 == | ||
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+ | This section will cover the different ways that files can be shared from the File Fabric Platform. The File Fabric enables secure private, public, encrypted or managed file sharing for any file from any storage account that it has under management. | ||
- | This section will cover the different ways that files can be shared from the Storage Made Easy Platform. SME enables private, public, encrypted or managed file sharing for any file from an Cloud added to your account. | + | ===== Web File Sharing ===== |
- | ===== 1 Web File Manager Sharing ===== | + | {{:: |
- | {{:/ | + | Files can easily be securely shared from the web file manager by clicking on the file and choose the share icon from the toolbar or right click on the file and choose one of the sharing options. |
- | Files can easily | + | Note that when emailing file links directly from the File Fabric, specific templates |
- | Note that when emailing files or generating file links you can set expiry | + | Passwords |
- | Also note that passwords can be set on file links and time expiry links and password links can be set for the same file and managed. For URL link sharing, the links are available until a file is deleted/removed | + | The links are available until either they are explicitly |
- | Some providers, such as Amazon S3 and Google Drive, will have third option when file sharing which enables you to create a direct link from the provider themselves. Whether these links are static or time expired will depend on the provider implementation but you will be notified within the link share box. | + | Link creation |
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- | Please refer to the below video for more information | + | Some storage providers, such as Amazon S3 and Google Drive, will have an additional option when sharing a file that enables a user to create a link share directly from the storage provider. Whether such links are static or time expired will depend |
- | **NB Cloud File Server Users:** It is possible for the Cloud Admin to turn off the ability for users to share files | + | {{:: |
+ | Please refer to the below video for more information on sharing files from the web file manager. | ||
- | ===== 2 Lite Web File Manager Sharing ===== | + | If passwords are set then users who access the links are prompted for a password: \\ \\ |
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+ | Users who do not have write access to a folder cannot create sharing links for the folder or the files in it. | ||
- | {{:/ | + | ===== Public File Sharing ===== |
- | The Lite File Manager | + | The Administrator of the File Fabric |
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- | ===== 3 Cloud Clipboard File Sharing ===== | + | If turned on then a user can choose to share a file to their public files page which is also accessible as an RSS feed. \\ \\ |
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+ | Any files that are set to public can be accessed from the users public files page and the url shared. \\ \\ | ||
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- | The Cloud Clipboard is just like the windows clipboard on the desktop except it stores | + | Note that Public file sharing can be combined with encryption so that any files that are shared |
+ | If files are made public in this way and the File Fabric is publicly available on the internet. | ||
- | ===== 4 Public | + | Public |
+ | ===== Tablet / Mobile Sharing ===== | ||
- | + | Mobile / Tablet devices have the same sharing options as the Web interface and are audited in the same way. | |
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- | Each user has their own public files page. Any files that are set to public can be access from this page and the url shared. The URL will take the form of:\\ \\ / | + | |
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- | ===== 5 Twitter File Sharing ===== | + | |
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- | With Social Media becoming ever more popular then the ability to share files directly to Twitter can be useful to many businesses. To use Twitter file sharing you first have to integrate your Twitter account. This can be done from the App Integrations link from your sidebar. Setting this up will involve authorising the Storage Made Easy service to be able to post to the Twitter account.\\ \\ Once enabled you can directly send file links to yourTwitter stream either from the web, desktop or mobile tools.\\ \\ Remember that the links you send are public and also please adhere to the Storage Made Easy [[https:// | + | |
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- | ===== 6 Tablet / Mobile Sharing ===== | + | |
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- | Mobile / Tablet devices have the same sharing options as the Web: | + | |
- | * Share over email | + | |
- | * Managed file sharing with link expiry | + | |
- | * Share to collaboration groups | + | |
- | * Obtain URL links | + | |
- | * Share over Twitter | + | |
For file sharing options please the relevant sections of the Wiki regarding file sharing for each of the device types (links below): | For file sharing options please the relevant sections of the Wiki regarding file sharing for each of the device types (links below): | ||
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* [[blackberry# | * [[blackberry# | ||
* [[windowsphone7# | * [[windowsphone7# | ||
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- | **NB Cloud File Server Users:** It is possible for the Cloud Admin to turn off the ability for users to share files | ||
- | ===== 7 Desktop file sharing ===== | ||
- | {{:/ | + | ===== Desktop file sharing ===== |
Desktop Apps also have the same sharing options as the Web: | Desktop Apps also have the same sharing options as the Web: | ||
- | * Share over email | + | |
- | * Managed file sharing with link expiry | + | |
- | * Share to collaboration groups | + | |
- | * Obtain URL links | + | |
- | * Share over Twitter | + | |
For file sharing options please the relevant sections of the Wiki regarding file sharing for each of the desktop clients (links below): | For file sharing options please the relevant sections of the Wiki regarding file sharing for each of the desktop clients (links below): | ||
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* [[windowstools# | * [[windowstools# | ||
* [[maccloudtools# | * [[maccloudtools# | ||
* [[linuxcloudtools|Linux access client file sharing]] | * [[linuxcloudtools|Linux access client file sharing]] | ||
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- | **NB Cloud File Server Users:** It is possible for the Cloud Admin to turn off the ability for users to share files\\ | ||
- | ===== 8 Cloud File Server | + | ===== Encrypted |
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+ | When storage provider level encryption is set then all storage is encrypted in flight prior to being stored on the private or public storage system. This is transparent to end users and to users who access shared links. | ||
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+ | The File Fabric can also be configured for per file, or folder encryption, in which Files can be strongly encrypted using FIPS certified AES encryption. This configuration is done by the Administrator in the encryption policy settings. | ||
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- | {{ :/ | + | When this is turned on for users they can choose an encryption phrase for the file being uploaded t**hat is not stored on the server** and must be remembered by the end user. \\ \\ |
- | Business Users who use our Cloud File Server can choose to share files by [[organisationcloud# | + | When such files are shared |
- | Other file sharing options can be controlled by the Cloud Admin for all users of the Cloud File Server and restrictions can be enforced on file sharing. | + | {{:: |
- | ===== 9 Folder Permalinks ===== | + | ===== File / Folder Permalinks ===== |
- | {{ youtube> | + | A permalink or permanent link is a URL for a web page that does not change over time. File and Folder permalinks are similar in concept and can be created from within the Web File Manager and shared to to other users of the File Fabric Domain or tenant. |
- | A permalink or permanent link is a URL for a web page that does not change over time. Folder permalinks can be created from within the File Manager and shared or used as regular web links. Since the links are specific only to the folder, not to the user sharing or receiving the link, they are ideal for intranets and wikis. | + | {{ youtube> |
- | Clicking a folder permalink will show the target folder within the web File Manager. It works great from desktop | + | Permalinks are ideal for internal intranets |