How to create a shareable link in Proton Drive

You can share files and folders from Proton Drive with anyone using secure shareable links or by adding their email addresses. This article covers the details of sharing via public links. These links are generated locally in your browser, so Proton never has access to your files or folders.

For details on how to share files and folders via email addresses, refer to our support article(nieuw venster) on the topic.

To share a file or folder with Proton Drive:

1. Log in to Proton Drive(nieuw venster) or choose Proton Drive from the app switcher in Proton Mail.

2. Go to My files, select the file or folder you want to share, and click the Share icon.

You can’t select multiple files or multiple folders to share with a single link. But you can place multiple files and folders into another folder and then share that folder with a link.

Alternatively, you can also access the same settings by clicking on the ⋮ button that shows up when you hover over the selected file or folder and then selecting Share.

3. Generate a public link for the file or folder by toggling on Create public link and then click on the button to copy the link. (You will see a pop-up in the bottom of the screen confirming the link has been copied.)

4. For optional added security, select the Share via link settings gear icon in the top right to protect the link with a password and set an expiration date, after which the link will no longer work.

• Turn on the Set link password switch and add a strong password.
• Turn on the Set expiration date switch and choose an expiration date.

Click Save changes when you’re done.

5. Close the Share via link window and paste the link into an email or messaging app to send it. Anyone who receives the link can use it to access the shared files.

If you’ve set a password for the link, make sure you send the password to the person you’re sharing the files with using a secure communication channel or just tell them in person.

6. You can view all the files and folders you’re currently sharing by going to the Shared folder. If you want to change the privacy settings of a shared file or folder or change its privacy settings, you can do so by clicking on the Share icon in the top right. You can also stop sharing by clicking on the Stop sharing button.

Alternatively select the Share option from the three-dot vertical menu on the right to access sharing settings. You can also stop sharing in one click from this menu.

You can then:

• Change the password or turn the Protect with password switch off to remove the password.
• Change the expiration date or turn the Set expiration date switch off to remove the expiration date.
• Stop sharing the file by clicking the Stop sharing button.

Click Save when you’re done.

Learn how to share files and folders with the Proton Drive web app

Learn how to share files and folders with the Proton Drive mobile apps