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File Sharing
============
ownCloud users can share files with their ownCloud groups and other users on
the same ownCloud server, with ownCloud users on :doc:`other ownCloud servers <federated_cloud_sharing_configuration>`, and create public shares for people who are not
ownCloud users. You have control of a number of user permissions on file shares:
Nextcloud users can share files with their Nextcloud groups and other users on
the same Nextcloud server, with Nextcloud users on :doc:`other Nextcloud servers <federated_cloud_sharing_configuration>`, and create public shares for people who are not
Nextcloud users. You have control of a number of user permissions on file shares:
* Allow users to share files
* Allow users to create public shares
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* Allow email notifications of new public shares
* Exclude groups from creating shares
.. note:: ownCloud Enterprise includes a Share Link Password Policy app; see
:ref:`password_policy_label`.
Configure your sharing policy on your Admin page in the Sharing section.
.. figure:: images/sharing-files-1.png
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* Check ``Allow apps to use the Share API`` to enable users to share files. If
this is not checked, no users can create file shares.
* Check ``Allow users to share via link`` to enable creating public shares for
people who are not ownCloud users via hyperlink.
people who are not Nextcloud users via hyperlink.
* Check ``Enforce password protection`` to force users to set a password on all
public share links. This does not apply to local user and group shares.
* Check ``Allow public uploads`` to allow anyone to upload files to
public shares.
* Check ``Allow users to send mail notification for shared files`` to enable
sending notifications from ownCloud. (Your ownCloud server must be configured
sending notifications from Nextcloud. (Your Nextcloud server must be configured
to send mail)
* Check ``Set default expiration date`` to set a default expiration date on
public shares.
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(including the one they are on) via a remote share.
* Check ``Allow users to send mail notification for shared files`` enables
users to send an email notification to every ownCloud user that the file is
users to send an email notification to every Nextcloud user that the file is
shared with.
* Check ``Exclude groups from sharing`` to prevent members of specific groups
from creating any file shares in those groups. When you check this, you'll
get a dropdown list of all your groups to choose from. Members of excluded
groups can still receive shares, but not create any
* Check ``Allow username autocompletion in share dialog`` to enable
auto-completion of ownCloud usernames.
auto-completion of Nextcloud usernames.
.. note:: ownCloud does not preserve the mtime (modification time) of
.. note:: Nextcloud does not preserve the mtime (modification time) of
directories, though it does update the mtimes on files. See
`Wrong folder date when syncing
<https://github.com/owncloud/core/issues/7009>`_ for discussion of this.
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When a user is deleted, their files are also deleted. As you can imagine, this
is a problem if they created file shares that need to be preserved, because
these disappear as well. In ownCloud files are tied to their owners, so
these disappear as well. In Nextcloud files are tied to their owners, so
whatever happens to the file owner also happens to the files.
One solution is to create persistent shares for your users. You can retain
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edits them.
.. _password_policy_label:
Share Link Password Policy
--------------------------
ownCloud Enterprise users have the option of enabling the Share Link Password
Policy app. This allows you to enforce password length, required characters,
define special characters, and expiration dates on share links.
.. figure:: images/sharing-files-2.png
Note that you cannot use Emojis as special characters with MySQL, as it
supports UTF8 characters only of 1-3 bytes, and emojis require 4 bytes.