Share your My Drive folders

You can share a folder via the AOBox interface or by opening AOBox directly from Google Drive.

Share My Drive folders via the AOBox interface

Share My Drive folders via AOBox directly from Google Drive

Important: AODocs folders 
You must be the owner of a folder to share it via AOBox. This means you can't share AODocs folders via AOBox.

Notes: 
- When you share a folder, any subfolders that you own will also be accessible to your guests.
- If you share a subfolder of a shared folder, your guests can access the entire shared folder structure, up to the parent shared folder.

Share My Drive folders via the AOBox interface using the Add button

From the AOBox Share homepage you can:

• share a new My Drive folder - guests will have access to the folder and its subfolders
• restrict access for certain guests to a subfolder of a folder you have already shared with other guests - your new guests will have access to the subfolder you share and its subfolders, but not the parent folder structure

Learn more: Invite users to access your shared folders.

1. Log in to AOBox Share.

2. Press the Home button, then press the Add new button in the top right of the home screen and select My Drive.

3. In the Select a folder pop-up, highlight the folder you want to share. You can search for it in the search field.

4. Press Select.

5. If the folder you selected isn’t shared with anyone yet via AOBox, the Add users pop-up opens. You can enter the email addresses of the users you want to invite to your folder. Read more about how to add users.

6. If your folder is already shared with users via AOBox, you can manage their access in the Manage users pop-up. You can add users, remove users or change the access permissions of existing collaborators on the folder. Read more about how to manage users.

Note: If your guests are logged into AOBox, they will be able to see the newly shared folder immediately in the AOBox interface. They don't have to open the new folder via the email they receive. 

7. When you close the pop-up, check the content that can be viewed by your guests. 

Important: Guests can view Google file formats such as Google Docs, Sheets, Slides and Drawings. Google files are automatically converted to the following formats when downloaded:
- Microsoft Word .docx for Google Docs
- Microsoft Excel .xlsx for Google Sheets
- Microsoft PowerPoint .pptx for Google Slides
- SVG file for Google Drawings

Note: Other Google file formats such as Google Forms, Google Apps Script, and Google My Maps are not supported and are not displayed to guests in AOBox.

Share My Drive folders via AOBox directly from Google Drive

From Google Drive you can:

• share a new folder - guests will have access to the folder and its subfolders
• restrict access for certain guests to a subfolder of a folder you have already shared with other guests - your new guests will have access to the subfolder you share and its subfolders, but not the parent folder structure

1. Connect to Google Drive and browse to the folder you want to share.

2. Right-click the folder in Google Drive. Select Open with in the menu and then AOBox.
You are redirected to the AOBox interface at the level of your shared folder.

3. If this is the first time you’re using AOBox, select Log in with Google.

4. If you haven’t done so already, give AOBox the required permissions. 

Follow the procedure to share My Drive folders via the AOBox interface interface from step 5.