{"id":"delta-drive.how-does-someone-i-share-with-open-my-files","url":"/faq/delta-drive/how-does-someone-i-share-with-open-my-files","category":{"id":"delta-drive","title":"Delta Drive, Delta Trust & My Drive"},"subcategory":{"id":"sharing","title":"Sharing and comments"},"question":"How does someone I share with open my Delta Drive files?","alt_questions":["Do recipients need a Storage Studio account?","Share recipient sign in code","How long can a recipient stay signed in?","My recipient's code expired","Recipient can't open Delta Drive share"],"short_answer":"People you invite sign in with a 12-character code we email them — no account or password. It lasts fifteen minutes and five wrong tries end it; sessions last twelve hours or until the share expires.","answer_markdown":"People you invite get a code by email that signs them in — no account and no password. The code is 12 characters, made to be copied and pasted; it works once and lasts fifteen minutes, five wrong tries end it, and they can ask for a new one.\n\nOnce in, their session lasts twelve hours or until the share expires, whichever comes first. Everything anyone has shared with that address appears together, with a folder per person, and they can view files in the browser.\n\nA public link is different: anyone with it can view without signing in. See [public links](/faq/delta-drive/can-i-make-a-public-link-to-a-delta-drive-file) and [what they see](/faq/delta-drive/what-does-someone-see-when-i-share-a-folder).","answer_html":"

People you invite get a code by email that signs them in — no account and no password. The code is 12 characters, made to be copied and pasted; it works once and lasts fifteen minutes, five wrong tries end it, and they can ask for a new one.

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Once in, their session lasts twelve hours or until the share expires, whichever comes first. Everything anyone has shared with that address appears together, with a folder per person, and they can view files in the browser.

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A public link is different: anyone with it can view without signing in. See public links and what they see.

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Delta Drive, Delta Trust & My Drive · Sharing and comments

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How does someone I share with open my Delta Drive files?

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Short answer: People you invite sign in with a 12-character code we email them — no account or password. It lasts fifteen minutes and five wrong tries end it; sessions last twelve hours or until the share expires.

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People you invite get a code by email that signs them in — no account and no password. The code is 12 characters, made to be copied and pasted; it works once and lasts fifteen minutes, five wrong tries end it, and they can ask for a new one.

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Once in, their session lasts twelve hours or until the share expires, whichever comes first. Everything anyone has shared with that address appears together, with a folder per person, and they can view files in the browser.

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A public link is different: anyone with it can view without signing in. See public links and what they see.

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