How to request files from others
Create an Upload Link
To create an upload link, you'll need to navigate to the Shared folder where the uploaded files should be stored. Then, click the Share option and select Request Files from Others from the drop-down menu.
You have two options for dispatching the upload link: you can copy the link and paste it into another place with Get Link, or you can email the link right from Egnyte and specify link recipients with Email Link.
Separate Folders for Each Recipient
To help you stay organized, we’ve provided an option to have each recipient’s files stored in a unique sub-folder. If 100 people respond to your upload link, you will see 100 sub-folders with eachperson's name and email address as they entered it on the form.
Get Link
If you need to collect files from a lot of people, send the link through a chat client, or you aren't sure who will respond on the link (e.g., customer suggestion boxes, resume uploads...), select the Get Link option at the bottom of the screen. The link will be shown, and you can copy it to your clipboard and paste it anywhere.
Email Link
If you only need to send the link to a handful of recipients, Email Link may be the easier option. Simply enter the email addresses of the people who need to upload a file, enter a message if desired, and click Send.
The recipients of the email will not be able to see who else is receiving the link.
Users will be able to upload files to the folder by dragging and dropping or through their file explorer/Finder.
They'll be able to upload a maximum of 500 files per session, each file can be up to 25GB in size. However, they may be subject to the browser's inherent upload limits.
Once the user clicks Send these files, they'll appear in the linked folder. Each file will include a Comment which contains the following information:
- The name of the user who uploaded the link (remember, this is a self-reported value and not a system username).
- That user’s company (if they entered it in the upload screen).
- The IP address and approximate location where the files were uploaded
- When the file was uploaded