The discretionary Shareable Link feature provides a convenient way to distribute information that does not require the security versus convenience tradeoffs of strictly managed folders and package data.

Get a Public Link for Sharing in a Few Steps

This section does not cover folder access and sharing privileges. To check if you have these privileges, see the section titled Who can Create/Share Public Links?.

Figure 1. Link Button Control for Configuring a Public Link

To configure a public link:

  1. Open a folder where you have File Sharing permissions, select a file and then click on the Link () button.

    The Configure Shareable Link dialog box displays.

    Note: If you have File Sharing permissions for a folder, the Link () button will be visible along with the Shareable Link column.
  2. Choose a value for Expiration and Download limit (optional), and click the Create Link button.
    Figure 2. Configure Shareable Link Dialog Box

    You can now select and view an entry with a date-timestamp for the link you created in the Shareable Link column.

    Figure 3. Folder with Shareable Link Feature Configured Shows File with a Public Link
  3. Select and click on the Link Creation Info entry to display Shareable Link Details.
    Figure 4. Shareable Link Details Dialog
  4. You can now copy this link using Copy to Clipboard and share it using email, messaging, and so on.
    Note: Use discretion when sharing or distributing Shareable Links. This linked files are public to anybody that has access to your MOVEit Transfer site and the Shareable Link (for the duration or download count you set).