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Steve Bennett

Hi

I need to store and distribute large (non confidential) files to a number of clients,  but I want to make it as easy as possible, so when I share the link I don't want them to have to sign up to Box, just click on the link and go.  Is this possible with any of the Box license levels?

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  • France

    Hi Steve,

    Welcome to the Box Community!

    If you wish to share your Box files to your clients without requiring them to sign up for a Box account, you may create a Shared link with link access set to "People with the link".

    When you create a shared link, you have these access permissions from which to choose:

    • People with the link:  Anyone with the link can access the item and no Box account is required. For extra security, you can also set a password or expiration for the link, as well as restrict download and/or preview access for link viewers.
      • Password-protected shared links are available to all paid Box User accounts.
    • People in your company:  Only people who: (1) are managed on a Box account (Starter and above); (2) have an email address that matches a domain registered with Box for the account that created the link, can access the link. For example, if acme.com is a registered domain on your account, all managed account members with an email address ending in acme.com can access this type of link. People who do not match a domain listed on your account cannot access the link, even if they are managed members on your account.
      • When accessing the link, collaborators must log in to Box to verify their identities. People in your company is disabled if you do not have a valid business domain registered with Box.
      • Collaborators in the folder can also access content if People in your company is selected.
    • Invited people only: Only people invited to the folder or file can access the content. Collaborators already have access to their content, but can easily direct one another to a specific file or folder using the shared link.

    You want to make sure to set the link access to the first one on this list to make sure your clients can access the link even with no Box account.

    More information can be found in this article: https://support.box.com/hc/en-us/articles/360043697094-Creating-Shared-Links 

    Thanks for your participation in the Community!

    Best,

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  • Linda Wang

    Hello,

    When I share "People with Link" access, my recipients are coming back and saying that Box is asking them to create an account.  Can you please share why they can't just view it?

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  • Lucas breton

    France I'm having the same issue as Linda Wang. I need to send folders with clients, without a password, and have this URL not be accessible to the public.

     

    This seems like a small ask.

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  • Patrick

    Having same issue. Something Changed

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  • Susan Windsor

    I am having the same issue.  What has changed and how can this be resolved? 

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  • KSIT4BAPS

    They still suck, yikes.
    you have to be logged in to for a shared non login link to work; defeats the point of such feature.

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  • Amy Ekblade

    any update to this feature yet?

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  • Dennis Walter

    Same issue here. Box seems fine for personal use, but as a professional photographer or someone wanting to share unrestricted access to files/folders BOX is not the company to use. Not everyone wants to or has the ability to create a whole new account with BOX just so they can access 10 photos of their kids birthday party to share on Facebook.

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