{"id":"delta-drive.what-does-someone-see-when-i-share-a-folder","url":"/faq/delta-drive/what-does-someone-see-when-i-share-a-folder","category":{"id":"delta-drive","title":"Delta Drive, Delta Trust & My Drive"},"subcategory":{"id":"sharing","title":"Sharing and comments"},"question":"What does someone see when I share a folder from Delta Drive?","alt_questions":["Can recipients see my other files?","Does a share show my folder path?","What can't recipients see in Delta Drive?","Recipient view Delta Drive"],"short_answer":"Recipients see a Delta Drive with only your share in it — not its location in your drive, your notes, trash, favourites, version settings, or who else you shared with.","answer_markdown":"A real Delta Drive containing only your share. They can browse the folders you sent, switch views, sort, search inside the share, see a details panel, and upload if you allowed it. Their screen says who shared it, what they can do and when it stops working.\n\nThey never see where it sits in your drive — a share of *Clients / Acme / 2026 Audit* appears to them as *2026 Audit*. They also never see your notes, version settings, favourites, trash, who else you shared with, or whether you keep a file on one of your Macs. Their activity screen shows only what *they* did.\n\nSee [permission levels](/faq/delta-drive/what-permission-levels-can-i-give-on-a-share).","answer_html":"

A real Delta Drive containing only your share. They can browse the folders you sent, switch views, sort, search inside the share, see a details panel, and upload if you allowed it. Their screen says who shared it, what they can do and when it stops working.

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They never see where it sits in your drive — a share of Clients / Acme / 2026 Audit appears to them as 2026 Audit. They also never see your notes, version settings, favourites, trash, who else you shared with, or whether you keep a file on one of your Macs. Their activity screen shows only what they did.

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See permission levels.

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

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What does someone see when I share a folder from Delta Drive?

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Short answer: Recipients see a Delta Drive with only your share in it — not its location in your drive, your notes, trash, favourites, version settings, or who else you shared with.

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A real Delta Drive containing only your share. They can browse the folders you sent, switch views, sort, search inside the share, see a details panel, and upload if you allowed it. Their screen says who shared it, what they can do and when it stops working.

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They never see where it sits in your drive — a share of Clients / Acme / 2026 Audit appears to them as 2026 Audit. They also never see your notes, version settings, favourites, trash, who else you shared with, or whether you keep a file on one of your Macs. Their activity screen shows only what they did.

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See permission levels.

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