Requesting Files from People Outside UW

Requesting Files from People Outside UW

If you need to request someone share a file with you who is outside of UW and the file is too large to send via email or contains private information not appropriate to send via email, you can use a File Request in SharePoint.
Due to security restrictions within the UW computing environment, this will only work on a SharePoint site that has enabled external sharing outside of the UW. It will not work in OneDrive.
To create the file request:
  1. In your SharePoint, select the folder where you want the files to be uploaded, click on the 3 dots, and then select Request files.
  2. Under What files are you requesting, enter a descriptive name for the files you are requesting from others. You'll see this description when they get the file request.
  3. Select Next.
  4. Select Copy link to copy the request link and send it to anyone you would like to request files from, or you can enter the email address or addresses of the people you want to request files from.


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