Public Sharing Engine

AlphaDrive includes an advanced public link sharing platform that lets you share individual files or entire folders securely with anyone.

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1. Creating a Public Share Link

1. Select any file or folder in My Drive.
2. Click the Link icon in the bottom action bar.
3. In the share modal, customize your share settings:
   • Custom link slug (optional): Enter a vanity URL slug (e.g. project-deck or leave empty for an auto-generated random slug.
   • Protect with password (optional): Set an Argon2id password (minimum 12 characters) to restrict access.
   • Expires after (optional): Choose Never expires, 1 hour, 24 hours, 7 days, or 30 days.
4. Click Create link.
5. The public link is generated and automatically copied to your clipboard (e.g. https://drive.example.com/s/project-deck).

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2. Managing & Revoking Links

When you open the share modal for an item with an active link:

• Displays public URL with one-click Copy and Open link buttons.
• Shows total view count, expiration date, and password protection status.
• Revoke Link: Click Revoke link to instantly destroy public access. Anyone attempting to visit the URL thereafter receives an expired/revoked message.

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3. Public Recipient Experience

• Centered Branding: Clean, responsive public header featuring the centered AlphaDrive brand identity.
• Password Protection: If password-protected, prompts the visitor for the unlock password before revealing contents.
• In-Browser Previews: Recipients can preview images, stream video/audio, and inspect PDFs directly in the browser without downloading.
• Folder Streaming & Batch ZIP: When sharing a folder, recipients can navigate subfolders or click Download all to download the entire folder as a dynamically streamed ZIP archive.