Sharing some files on a folder

edumassu · April 13, 2017, 7:50pm

Hello there, I am new using next cloud and I could not find a solution yet to this issue:

If a share a folder to user A, the user will be able to visualize the folder and all the documents inside, this is fine for me.

My trouble is:
If I share some files (not all files inside the folder) inside the folder to user B, the user does not see the folder name and inside of it the shared files; instead user B sees on its root directory the shared documents only. My issue with this kind of behavior is when I try to share documents from more than one folder the user B see the shared documents on its root folder but does not have a clue about in which folder is placed originally the shared files.

Is there a way to configure next cloud in order to share files inside a folder and user sees the folder name and only the shared documents inside that folder?

Thanks in advance, sorry for the inconvenience I am a newbie.

Best regards!

X4LD1M0 · April 13, 2017, 9:20pm

I don’t think there is a way of configuring the current NextCloud to do this, but to be honest I do like this feature. It would make things more organised and not have everything in the users root folder.

anon99252149 · April 13, 2017, 9:29pm

There’s a setting in /config/config.php:

/**
 * Define a default folder for shared files and folders other than root.
 */
'share_folder' => '/',

This setting is not for received files and folders of remote shares, unfortunately.

github.com/nextcloud/server

Federated shares should use share_folder config setting

opened 01:21PM - 24 Jul 16 UTC

closed 03:42AM - 15 Jun 17 UTC

ghost

enhancement feature: sharing feature: federation

### Expected behavior Remote shares should use the _"default folder for share…d files and folders other than root"_. The received file should be stored in the defined folder. https://github.com/nextcloud/server/blob/stable9/config/config.sample.php#L1066-L1069 ### Actual behavior The received files stored in the root. ### Steps to reproduce the behavior 1. Create a federated file share on server one. 2. Accept the remote file share on server two. 3. On server two, take a look into the _share folder_, defined in `config.php`. ### Server configuration **Nextcloud version:** 9.0.53 (stable) **Updated from an older Nextcloud/ownCloud or fresh install:** ownCloud 9.0.3 -> Nextcloud 9.0.50 -> … -> 9.0.53 **List of activated apps:** <details> <summary> App list</summary> ``` … - federatedfilesharing: 0.1.0 - federation: 0.0.4 - files: 1.4.4 … - files_sharing: 0.9.1 … ``` </details> **The content of config/config.php:** <details> <summary> Config report</summary> ``` … 'share_folder' => '/Shared', … ``` </details> --- Is it a _bug_, a _feature_, or _by design_?

edumassu · April 14, 2017, 1:57am

Thanks for the quick response, I will try it.

Thanks again!

edumassu · April 14, 2017, 2:00am

I think this feature is always good in order to get everything organized.

Best regards

gas85 · January 12, 2018, 12:17pm

Just found that you can write e.g.“External/Dropbox-my” in the “name” of external storage and it will create a folder “External” with “Dropbox-my” in it. I put Google drive and Dropbox and others in one folder in this way. It is very nice.