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Step 3: Sharing files and tresors with others

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You can share your Tresorit files with anyone while still keeping your data secure.

There are two ways to share your content. Either by inviting people to collaborate or by creating a share link. Both methods are secure and easy to setup, but they have important differences.

Inviting collaborators

If you share a tresor with other people, the files will appear in their Tresorit folders as they do in yours.

  • Only available for tresors.
  • Ideal for groups of people who would like to collaborate on the same files together.
  • Invitees can only access your files through Tresorit after creating their own account.
  • Members of a tresor can view, add, edit or delete files and folders depending on the role you assign to them.

📚 More on user roles and permissions here

Sharing with links

If you share your content using this method, anyone who has the share link can access your files. Even without a Tresorit account.

  • Available for tresors, folders, and files.
  • Ideal for sharing your files quickly.
  • Links always show your most recent file version – there’s no need to reshare files every time you make changes.
  • You can set a download limit, an expiration date and a password to your links.
  • Track downloads: enable access logs or require an email verification to identify recipients.
  • This feature won’t allow others to edit or add files and folders.

The difference between tresors and folders

As of now, you can only invite collaborators to main folders, a.k.a. tresors. They differ from subfolders in many senses, that’s why we use a different name to refer to them.

The difference originates from the encryption method we use. Tresors are encrypted using the master key generated from your password and they contain the individual encryption keys to files and folders stored in them. You cannot access a subfolder without decrypting its parent tresor first.

When you share a tresor with collaborators a new key is created that requires both of your master keys. On the other hand, share links contain a key fragment used to decrypt a single file or folder. To edit and delete files, you need a Tresorit client and collaborator permission to the whole tresor.

Inviting members

You can choose from three permission when inviting someone to collaborate in a tresor. Managers can read, change and re-share files, Editors can read and modify content while Viewers can only read files.

  • Windows
  • Mac
  • iOS
  • Android
  1. Select the folder you want to share.
  2. Choose Sharing and Members from the list of actions on the right.
  3. Click Invite members.
  4. Enter email addresses of collaborators you wish to invite.
  5. Set up access permissions and add a message.

    📝 Note: Read more about how roles and permissions work in Tresorit.

  6. All done!
  1. Select the folder you want to share.
  2. Choose Sharing and Members from the list of actions on the right.
  3. Click Invite members.
  4. Enter email addresses of collaborators you wish to invite.
  5. Set up access permissions and add a message.

    📝 Note: Read more about how roles and permissions work in Tresorit.

  6. All done!
  1. Select the folder or file you want to share.
  2. Tap the arrow on the right.
  3. Tap Add people.

  4. Enter email addresses of collaborators you wish to invite.
  5. Set up access permissions and add a message.

    📝 Note: Read more about how roles and permissions work in Tresorit.

  6. All done!
  1. Select the folder or file you want to share.
  2. Tap the three dots on the right.
  3. Tap Share.
  4. Tap the Add people icon.
  5. Enter email addresses of collaborators you wish to invite.
  6. Set up access permissions and add a message.

    📝 Note: Read more about how roles and permissions work in Tresorit.

  7. All done!

All invited members who have a Tresorit account will receive an automated invitation email to view your secure online folder.

To those who haven’t joined to Tresorit yet, you will have to send the invitation manually and the access will be provided only after registration. Collaborators can access your shared tresor through Web Access, without downloading the Tresorit App.

Sharing with links

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