Share a folder

A folder link is one address, like markdrop.in/f/…, that opens a page listing a folder's contents and its subfolders. It's handy for a set of handouts, a release's files, or a team's guides.

A folder link never opens anything by itself. Each visitor sees only the items they could already open on their own. Sharing a folder doesn't change any item's setting.

1. 1

   Open the folder

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   Open the folder in the workspace and choose Share, then the Folder link tab.

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   Choose who can open the folder's page

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   • Not shared: only people in the workspace see this folder, inside Markdrop.
   • Acme team: a link for teammates. They sign in to open it. People outside the workspace get a sign-in page, then nothing.
   • Anyone with the link: no sign-in. Visitors see only the items open to anyone.
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   Copy the link

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   Choose Copy link and send it.

Admins can always share folders. Members with Can edit can too, unless an admin turned off Members can share folders with a link on the Advanced tab of the workspace's settings.

If you choose Anyone with the link and some items are team-only or private, Markdrop tells you, for example "3 of 12 items won't show for visitors". Those items stay hidden from people who can't open them.

To show them, change each item's Who can open it to Anyone with the link. To check the result first, choose See it as a visitor → in the same dialog, or Preview as on the folder.

Open Share › Folder link again and pick another option. Switching between Acme team and Anyone with the link keeps the same link.

Choose Not shared to turn the link off. If you share the folder again later, it gets a new link, and the old one stays off.

With your own domain, every folder also has an address on it, like docs.acme.com/guides. That page follows the same rule: a visitor sees a folder only when it holds at least one item they can open, and sees only those items.