---
id: delta-drive.how-does-someone-i-share-with-open-my-files
url: https://storagestudio.us/faq/delta-drive/how-does-someone-i-share-with-open-my-files
category: "Delta Drive, Delta Trust & My Drive"
subcategory: "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."
tags: ["sharing", "sign in", "recipients"]
related: ["https://storagestudio.us/faq/delta-drive/what-does-someone-see-when-i-share-a-folder", "https://storagestudio.us/faq/delta-drive/where-do-i-find-files-other-people-shared-with-me", "https://storagestudio.us/faq/delta-drive/how-do-i-share-a-file-from-delta-drive"]
applies_to: "all"
last_reviewed: 2026-10-29
---

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

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.

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.

A public link is different: anyone with it can view without signing in. See [public links](https://storagestudio.us/faq/delta-drive/can-i-make-a-public-link-to-a-delta-drive-file) and [what they see](https://storagestudio.us/faq/delta-drive/what-does-someone-see-when-i-share-a-folder).