Sharing and Requesting Files from Synology Drive
Made by Christina Payton with Scribe
This guide provides a step-by-step process for sharing and requesting files effectively, making it a valuable resource for anyone looking to streamline their file management tasks. It simplifies complex actions into clear instructions, ensuring users can easily navigate through the necessary steps. By following this guide, users can enhance their collaboration skills and improve their efficiency in handling documents. Overall, it’s an essential tool for those seeking to optimize their file-sharing experience.
1. Click on File Station
2. Open the Marketing Drive
3. Open the folder that contains the file you want to share.
4. Right click the file you want to share
5. Click "Share" from the menu
6. Click " Advanced Options" if you want to add a begin/end date
7. Click "Copy link"
8. Click "Save"
9. Paste the link into your Email and send the email to who you want to share the file with.
10. To Request Files, Open the " External File Requests" folder
11. Click on your folder
12. Click "Create file request" from menu
13. Add options if you want to
14. Click "Copy link"
15. Click "Save"
16. Paste Link in Email and send to who you want to request files from
17. The email that is sent will contain the links
18. For File Share, the link will open and give the recipient the option to download the file
19. For the File Request, the link will open to a page to allow the recipient to upload files
20. Recipeint will Click "Add Files" and be able to upload files
21. They can type their name or project into this field (this is show up on the folder)
22. Click "Upload"
23. Go to the " External File Requests" folder
24. Double-click your folder
25. You will see the files that were sent by the recipient with the name they entered during the upload.
