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====== How to create a public upload folder that allows public/external users to upload files to my Storage Center ======

===== Setting Up Public Upload Link =====

1. Login to the Virtual Office with your avomaster/voadmin account and go to **Profile** > **Admin**.

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2. Select **Group** from the Admin Tasks list and **create a "public" group** ([[faq:administrator:how_to_create_a_group_email|How to create group?]]). Make sure the **"Enable (used as Group in UCAR)"** option is selected for the group.

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//Note:// You can use any name for the new group.

3. Next, go to **Accounts** and click the **New** button to **create a new user "public-user"** ([[faq:administrator:how_to_create_a_new_user_account|How to create user?]]). Make sure this user is added to the "public" group.

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//Note:// You can use any name for the new user account.

4. Then, go to **Storage**, and **double-click the Company Share** folder to access it.

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5. Create a sub folder "Incoming" within the Company Share folder ([[faq:storage:web_2014_create_new_folder|How to create a folder?]]).

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6. Once the folder is created, right-click the folder and select **UCAR options**.

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7. Make sure the **"public" group is selected** for these permissions: 
  * **Create Files in Folder**
  * **List Folder Content**
  * **Create Sub Folder**

Remember to click **Save** to save these settings.

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8. Next, go to **Profile** > **Admin** > **Public Access** and set up a new access point with details as follows.

^Access Name|Public Upload|
^As user|public-user (or the username of the user to which you have created in step 3)|
^Access point|File Upload-Company Share/Incoming|

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Click **New** to create the access point.


9. You will see a public access point created and available in the "Public Access" list. Right-click "Public Upload" and select **"Copy Link Address"** to copy the public upload link.

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You can send this link to your customers or post this link on your website to offer public user to upload files to your Storage Center.

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===== How Public Users Upload Files Using the Public Upload Link =====

1. When the public/guest users access the public upload link via web browser, they will see the interface as follows.

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2. Click Browse to select a file to upload. Once done, click **UPLOAD**.

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3. Once the files are uploaded, the user can close the window.

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===== Where to Find Files That Were Uploaded Through the Public Upload Link =====

You can see files that are uploaded through the public upload link in the **Incoming** folder within Company Share.

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===== How to Disable the Public Upload Link =====

If you no longer allow public users to upload files to your Storage Center via public access, go to **Profile** > **Admin** > **Public Access** and delete the public upload link by clicking the {{:faq:storage:web:public_upload:icon-trash.png?24|}} icon.

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You can create a new public upload link again if you want to enable public upload feature the next time.