Share files, folders and documents
Give people access, share a link and control what they can do.
Choose Share on any item to decide who can open it.
| Role | What they can do |
|---|---|
| Viewer | Open and download |
| Commenter | Open and add comments |
| Editor | Change it, and share it with others |
| Owner | Everything, including deleting it for good |
- Sharing a folder shares everything inside it, including things added later.
- People with an account here get a notification. Other addresses get an email from your mailbox with a personal link, and can view without signing up.
- Anyone with the link lets anyone who has the link open the item. You can set it to viewer, commenter or editor, add a password or an end date, or replace the link to switch the old one off. Commenting and editing through a link needs a sign-in.
- To hand an item over, choose Make owner next to a person. You become an editor.
Anyone you give a link to can pass it on. Use a password or an end date for anything sensitive.
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