Using a cloud storage service like OneDrive is a great way of having all your folders and files available at a moment’s notice on any of your internet connected devices.
The downside can be the time it takes to find, collate and upload those folders and files in the first place.
If you are using the business version of OneDrive, you can get help with this task by setting up a request link for a folder. This means that you can send the link to other people who can then upload their content to your folder. You don’t have to do all the uploading yourself!
In this post, we will show you how to create a request for a folder when using the business version of OneDrive in a web browser.
Setting Up OneDrive Requests
To set up a request, hover your mouse over the folder that you want others to upload into and click on the 3-dot icon that appears.
In the drop-down menu that appears, click on the line that reads “Request files”.
The request files window will open and look like this.
Enter a name for the request (without any spaces in the name) and then click on the Next button.
A link for the folder will be generated and displayed. This can be used by other people to upload files to your folder in OneDrive.
You can click on the “Copy link” button and then paste the link into your own emails that you send to other people so that they can get access to the folder.
Or you can enter the names of the people you want to send the request to in this field, add some email text and click on the “Send” button and an invitation email will be sent automatically for you.
You will also see a notification that the request has been sent.
The person will then receive an email like this that invites them to upload their files to your folder.
They can click on the “Upload Files” button and upload as many files as necessary into your folder.
Managing OneDrive Requests
Once a request has been set up, you can change it and remove the link by following these steps.
Click on the 3 dot icon for the folder and from the drop-down menu that appears, click on the line that reads “Manage access”.
A pane will open on the right-hand side of the browser window showing the details of the request.
Click on the 3 dot icon to the right of the link
And more information will be displayed.
You can click on the Expiry date and change the amount of time that the link will be valid for.
You can also remove the link entirely by clicking on this icon.
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