Files module

My Site module - My files

My files
 is a simplified version of the Files module within your My Site.

Comparison with the Files module

Some standard Files module features are not available in My files:
  1. There is no Inbox feature
  2. Only the List View is shown
  3. There is no way to configure My files
  4. It is not possible to
    Like
     files
In addition, some file and folder actions are not available in My files, including:
  • Check In/Check Out
  • Add comments
  • Copy links
  • Share via email
  • Add tasks
  • Who's Reviewed
With file sharing enabled, My files has additional features. Including:
  1. The Received Items tab and Shared Items tab.
  2. An indicator of the storage used compared to your storage quota
  3. Items that are being shared show up with a
    Shared
     flag and items that have been shared at any time include a
    Shared info
     action

Shared and received items

Within
My files
 you have access to the
Shared items
 and
Received items
 tabs, which allows you to view all items that you have shared, and all items that you have received.
Password-protected files
A
Password
 tag is shown with files sent to you that require a password.
When you try to view or download these files, you'll get the following message:
The file is password protected. To continue, please enter password.
The password should have been sent via a different route, so enter this and the document will open. If you do not have the password you should contact the sender to ask them to share the password with you so you can open the file.
If you try to open more than one file and one or more of these are password protected, you'll get the following message: 

Password protected

Some of the files/folders you have selected are password protected and need to be downloaded separately.

To download the non-password protected files/folders click Continue.

Here is the list of password protected files/folders:

Deleted items

When files and folders are deleted, they are moved to
Deleted Items
.
Permanently deleting items
To permanently delete files and folders, select the checkboxes next to the appropriate items in Deleted Items. Click the
Delete items
 button, then select
OK
. at the top.
Restoring Items
Select the items to restore then click the
Restore
 button. Navigate to and select the folder where the selected items should be restored. Select
Restore
. The selected items will be removed from Deleted Items and added to the selected location.

This article applies to:

  • Product: HighQ
  • Subject: Documents

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