LogMeIn Central User Guide

How to share files with Files for LogMeIn

Share your files and folders with other users using Files for LogMeIn.

Note: You must be a Master Account Holder to share files.

Share a file or folder (read-only access)

You can share files and folders by sending a link to others using email, chat, or your preferred tool. Anyone with the link is able to view the file or folder (read-only access). Here's how to generate and copy the link.

  1. On the Files page, click the item you want to share.
  2. In the share column, click the link share file or share folder.
  3. Click Generate link.
  4. Copy the generated URL to your clipboard.
  5. Send the link to others using email, chat, or your preferred tool.

Share a folder with Users (view, modify, delete)

You can turn Files into a collaboration tool by sharing folders with specific users who will be able to view, modify and delete all content in the shared folders.

  1. On the Files page, click the folder you want to share.
  2. In the share column, click the link share folder.
  3. Under Users, enter the email addresses of the people you want to collaborate with. They do not need to be LogMeIn users already.

    Tip: The text box's limit is 100 email addresses and 70 characters per email address.

  4. Click Share with users. An invitation email is sent from LogMeIn Auto-Mailer.

The invited users must open the invitation and click the invitation link. Any invitee who is not yet a LogMeIn user will be prompted to create a LogMeIn account. Any invitee who is already a LogMeIn user will have a new profile added to his existing LogMeIn account: User of [your "Company Name"].

How to stop sharing (remove link)

To stop sharing a linked item, you must remove its link.

  1. On the Files page, select an item.
  2. In the Share column, click the shared link icon. The Share dialog is displayed.
  3. Click Remove link.