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Alfresco Desktop Sync
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Alfresco
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Alfresco Desktop Sync
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1.24
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2026-04-27T22:08:06.097000
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You can easily share a file from the Explorer or Finder menu actions. Clicking the Share action generates a URL that you can send by email. People with access to the URL can view the file.

Make sure that you’ve configured file sharing before continuing.

  1. In your Alfresco synced folder find the file you want to share. You can only share files, not folders.
  2. Right-click the file and select Share.

    A window appears displaying that link sharing is enabled (Link sharing on), the URL for this file, and no expiry date is set.

    Note: If a file is record, link sharing is not allowed. If a file is read-only, the file can be shared but you can’t set an expiry date. However, if a read-only file was previously shared and had an expiry date, the date is displayed but can’t be changed (i.e. the field is read-only).
  3. Click the copy icon to copy the link.

    You can paste it wherever you like, such as an email or document.

  4. (Optional): To set an expiry date for the shared link, first click the Calendar icon and then set the required date. To remove an expiry date, remove the tick from the Set expiry date check box.
  5. Click Close. When you don’t want the shared file to be available anymore, you can break the link. Once you make the link invalid, anyone who tries to access it will be unable to reach the page.
  6. Right-click the shared file and select Share.
  7. Click the link sharing switch (i.e. set Link sharing off) to break the link. A notification appears stating that the shared link will be deleted.
  8. Click Remove to complete the action.
    Note: When the file is shared again, a new link is generated.