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title: "Sharing Files with Groups"
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Students, faculty, and staff can securely share files with groups using Filelocker. 

1. [Log in](http://filelocker.uconn.edu/) to Filelocker with your NetID and password. You will be directed to <span style="color: #333333">the </span>**My Files**<span style="color: #333333"> screen. </span>  
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2. Under the **Uploaded Files **heading, click on the filename of the file you wish to share. A blue menu will appear.
3. Click on the **Share This File **button.
  - The **Share a File **window will then appear. Within this window, you can search for users with whom to share the file, share the file with a group you have added, or publicly share the file.
4. Click on the **Groups **tab. A list of your groups will appear under the **Your Groups **heading.
5. Select the **Notify via email **checkbox if you wish to send a notification message to the file recipients.
6. Select the **CC me with notification **option if you wish to receive a copy of the notification Filelocker sends to file recipients.
7. A blue **Share **button appears next to each item in **Your Groups. **Click on the **Share **button that corresponds to the file you wish to share.
8. The group name you selected will appear in the **Groups sharing this file **box in the **Share a File **window. Recipients will see the file you shared listed under the **Files Shared with You **section of the Filelocker homepage.   
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> ⚠️ If you wish to revoke the selected group’s access to the file, click on the red **Unshare** button that corresponds to the selected group. The group will no longer appear under the **Groups sharing this file** heading.

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