Windows Help and Advice - USA (2019-06)

O

“Navigate to the itemin question in

File Explorer, right-click it and choose

‘Share a OneDrive link’”

neDrive is much more
than a simple backup
tool – it’s perfectly
suited for syncing and
collaboration, too. The
step-by-step guide on
the page opposite, reveals the options
available to you for keeping data in
sync and accessing it on the go.
OneDrive is also designed to share
files and folders with others. Note that
anyone – friends, family or colleagues

• you share the files with must have
  their own OneDrive account to access
  them. The quickest way to share a file
  or folder is through Windows itself –
  simply navigate to the item in question
  in File Explorer, right-click it and choose
  ‘Share a OneDrive link’.
  This copies a web link to your
  clipboard. Paste this into a message or
  email to your recipient. Any shared
  items can be edited by your recipient, so
  use this approach with care. Recipients
  log into their own OneDrive account to
  access the shared items, and pop-up
  notifications in Windows will appear
  whenever someone edits or deletes a
  file. Unwanted changes can be undone
  through OneDrive’s web interface –
  see over the page.
  Once a folder or file has been shared,
  you’ll see a person icon appear in the
  Status column in File Explorer. To make
  changes to an item’s shared status – or
  to share it more securely, right-click
  the item and choose ‘More OneDrive

sharing options’ to open the folder in

the OneDrive web interface in your

usual browser.

Advanced sharing options

Select a file or folder in the OneDrive

web interface and click the ‘i’ button in

the top-right corner beneath your

account picture or icon to view its

properties. Look in the Has Access

section to confirm the current sharing

settings: roll your mouse over an icon to

see specific users who have access to

the item as well as any file links you’ve

generated in Windows itself. These links

remain active so you can share them

again if you wish. However, note that if

they fell into the wrong person’s hands,

Access your PC’s files from anywhere

,W·VQRWDOZD\VGHVLUDEOHRUSUDFWLFDOWRVWRUHDOO\RXUÀOHVRQ
2QH'ULYH%XWZKDWKDSSHQVLI\RXÀQG\RXUVHOIDZD\IURP
\RXU3&DQGUHDOLVH\RXVXGGHQO\QHHGDFFHVVWRDÀOHRU
IROGHUQRWLQWKHFORXG"7KHDQVZHUOLHVZLWK2QH'ULYH·V
¶)HWFKÀOHVRQ\RXU3&·IHDWXUH2QFHHQDEOHG\RXFDQ
UHPRWHO\GRZQORDGÀOHVIURPDQ\IROGHURUGULYHRQ\RXU3&
VRORQJDVLW·VVZLWFKHGRQDQGFRQQHFWHGWRWKH,QWHUQHW
%HIRUHGRLQJVRHQDEOHWZRVWHSYHULÀFDWLRQIRU\RXU
0LFURVRIWDFFRXQWIRUDGGLWLRQDOVHFXULW\,QVWDOOD)$DSS
OLNH$XWK\https://authy.com/²VHHLVVXH RQ\RXU
SKRQHEHIRUHORJJLQJLQWR\RXUDFFRXQWDWhttps://
account.microsoft.com/DQGQDYLJDWLQJWR6HFXULW\&OLFN
¶0RUHVHFXULW\RSWLRQV·DWWKHERWWRPUHHQWHU\RXU
SDVVZRUGWKHQFOLFN¶7ZRVWHSYHULÀFDWLRQ·WRVHWXSDQG
DGGWKHUHTXLUHGFRGHWR$XWK\
2QFHGRQHRSHQ2QH'ULYH·VVHWWLQJVRQ\RXU3&DQGWLFN
¶/HWPHXVH2QH'ULYHWRIHWFKDQ\RIP\ÀOHVRQWKLV3&·
IURPWKH6HWWLQJVWDE&OLFN¶2.·1RZ\RX·OOEHDEOHWRDFFHVV
\RXU3&·VÀOHVYLDhttps://onedrive.live.com²FOLFN3&VLQ
WKHOHIWKDQGSDQHWRGRVR

Universal access and sharing

)LQGRXWKRZWRJDLQDFFHVVWR\RXU¾OHVZKHQ\RX¶UHRQWKH

PRYHSOXVVKDUHWKHPZLWKRWKHUV

Image credit: Microsoft

48 |^ |^ June 2019

You can share files and folders directly from

File Explorer, but it’s not recommended.

Once enabled, you can browse, and transfer, any file

on your PC while on the road through your browser.