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Open a file someone shared with a link

Open the link in any browser to view and download the file or folder. You don't need an account, and recordings play right on the page.

When a teacher shares a file or folder from their Filing Cabinet, you get a link. Open it in any web browser. You don't need an account or the app.

A single file

The page shows who shared it, the file's name and size, and a Download button. A video or audio recording plays right on the page.

A folder

  • The folder appears as one row. Select its name to look inside, one folder at a time. The path at the top, starting with Shared with you, takes you back up.
  • Download on a folder's row downloads everything in it as one zip file. A folder with more than 300 files, or more than 250 MB, is too big for one zip: open it and download the files one by one.
  • Download on a file's row downloads just that file.

If you have your own account, you can also keep a copy: see Save a shared file to your own Filing Cabinet.

Good to know

If the page says This link has expired or This link isn't available, ask the person who shared it for a new link. See A share link isn't working.

Updated September 25, 2026

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