--- title: "Share SharePoint Files/Folders from your Computer" canonical: "https://kb.uconn.edu/space/IKB/26258048223/Share%20SharePoint%20Files%2FFolders%20from%20your%20Computer" format: markdown --- UConn faculty, staff, and students can share files and folders from SharePoint with UConn and non-UConn recipients directly by entering their email addresses. > ℹ️ This method of sharing generates, and emails, a link to the item, it does not send the recipient(s) the file itself. When the user opens the file, you are both editing the *same *file while changes are saved to a single file on your OneDrive. If you are working on the file at the same time, you will see updates by each user as they are typed. > ℹ️ > ℹ️ If instead you would like to generate a link that can be posted on a website, view the [https://uconn.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/IKB/pages/27249246209](https://uconn.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/IKB/pages/27249246209) guide to learn more. ### Windows: 1. Log in to your computer. From your desktop, open **File Explorer** by clicking the icon, using the keyboard shortcut (Windows Key + E), or searching for it in the Start menu. 2. Click on **OneDrive - University of Connecticut** in the left-hand menu. 3. Open the linked SharePoint folder. This folder will have a chain link icon to let you know it is a link to another space. 1. If your SharePoint folder is not linked, follow this guide: [https://uconn.atlassian.net/wiki/pages/createpage.action?spaceKey=ikb&title=Link%20SharePoint%20to%20OneDrive&linkCreation=true&fromPageId=26258048223](https://uconn.atlassian.net/wiki/pages/createpage.action?spaceKey=ikb&title=Link%20SharePoint%20to%20OneDrive&linkCreation=true&fromPageId=26258048223) 4. Navigate to the file/folder that you would like to share. 5. Right-click on the item and choose **OneDrive **then **Share**. 6. These instructions continue below in the **Sharing the item** section. Please continue down the page below the macOS instructions. ### macOS: 1. Log in to your computer. Open Finder by clicking on the icon or by pressing Command + Spacebar on your keyboard and searching for **Finder**. 2. Click on **OneDrive - University of Connecticut **in the left column. 3. Find the folder/file that you would like to share and right-click on it. 4. Choose the OneDrive **Share** option. 5. Continue below. ## Sharing the item: > Macro (anchor) ![image](media://c490df29-9df8-4e9b-9397-26e42c1968ae) 1. Type in the email of the user(s) you want to share with. These recipients do not need to be a UConn community member. To learn more about the external user experience, visit [https://uconn.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/IKB/pages/27237122065](https://uconn.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/IKB/pages/27237122065). 2. Click on the Pencil icon to alter their permissions on the file/folder. 1. If you want them to only have view access (they cannot edit the file(s), choose **Can view** 2. If you want them to be able to edit the file(s), choose **Can edit** 3. Click **Send** ## Related Guides > Macro (contentbylabel)