NoW 365 oFS - How to share files and folders with no password (Android)

NoW 365 oFS - How to share files and folders with no password (Android)

Created On

Feb 2, 2023

Created On

Feb 2, 2023

Overview

How to share files and folders with no password on Android Platform

Scope of This How To Article

This How To Article applies to Apple iPhone, NoW365 oneFileSync

Prerequisites and Requirements

  • For additional system requirements information, please visit NoW 365 oFS - System Requirements

  • FileCloud App on the Android

  • Existing connection to oFS FileCloud Site

  • Sufficient permission to share files and folders in Team Shares

Other Notes

Steps

Step 1.0 -Connect to oFS (oneFileSync) Site

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Instruction

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Instruction

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1.1

Launch FileCloud App

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1.2

Go to your files or folders that you want to share with an internal or external user. For this example, we will be sharing files under My Files.

 

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1.3

For this example, we will share an entire folder. Click on the … Ellipses for the folder that you want tshare

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1.4

Tap Share

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1.5

  1. Optional: Change the share name, recommend leaving it the same

  2. Optional: You can set your link expiration date here

  3. Optional: You can set the upload size limit. This only applies to users with full share permission (Read, Write)

  4. Optional: By default it is on, recommend you leaving it

  5. For Sharing Permission, TAB Edit

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1.6

  1. Select Allow anyone with Link

  2. Tap Save

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1.7

You will get a similar notification. Click OK.
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Depending on your site security Policy, the default file sharing method may be set to “Specific users and groups”. If this is the case, then you will get a warning when you switch to a different sharing method from the default method.


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1.8

Set your sharing permissions as required. For this demo, it is view and download only. If you want to allow users to upload to a shared folder, make sure you check upload

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1.9

You have two options at this point.

TAB option 1

which will bring up the Android share option screen

TAB option 2

which copies the link of the file share, and you can manually paste it in email or SMS.

 

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1.10

Tab the close button when finished

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The changes documented above are specific to the NIRIX Shared Hosting Environment only.

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