How to Share with 4shared

4shared offers free online file hosting and sharing services. All the files and folders you've uploaded to your 4shared account can be easily shared online. Each of them is assigned a unique URL or link, which can be distributed to your...

Method 1 of 3:

Sharing a File

  1. Picture 1 of How to Share with 4shared
    Log into 4shared. On a new web browser tab, go to 4shared's website at http://www.4shared.com/ and log in using your registered email address and password.
  2. Picture 2 of How to Share with 4shared
    View your main folder directory. 4shared's landing page is your main folder directory for your 4shared files. You can find all your folders and files stored in your 4shared account here.
  3. Picture 3 of How to Share with 4shared
    Go to the folder where the file to share is at. Navigate through your 4shared folders by clicking on them until you're in the folder where the file you want to share is located.
  4. Picture 4 of How to Share with 4shared
    Select the file. Tick the tick box on the file to select it. The selected file will be highlighted.
  5. Picture 5 of How to Share with 4shared
    Initiate the share. Click the 'Share' button with the link icon on the header toolbar. A small window with the different sharing options will pop up.
  6. Picture 6 of How to Share with 4shared
    Share the file. There are several options on how you can share a file on 4shared. All of these are indicated by separate tabs on the small window that popped up.
    1. Get the download link. If you want to get the download link, click on the Links tab. The download link will be displayed. This is the link to the file's download page. You can copy this link to your clipboard and paste it wherever you want to share it across. You can put it on your email, Facebook post, tweet, or instant message. Anybody who accesses this link can download your file.
    2. Send an email. If you want to send the download link via an email, click on the Send tab. Add the email addresses of the people you want to send this file to in the first field. You may even write an optional or custom message to go with the email. Click the 'Done' button to send your email. An email with the link to the file will be sent to the email addresses you've indicated. Anybody who clicks on the link embedded in the email can download your file.
    3. Embed the code. If you want to get the HTML code for the download link, click the More Options tab. The HTML code and Forum code are displayed here. You can copy and paste these codes to your website, blog, or any forum, and they will properly appear there. Anybody who visits your website, blog, or forum can download your file embedded under the codes.
Method 2 of 3:

Sharing Multiple Files

  1. Picture 7 of How to Share with 4shared
    Log into 4shared. On a new web browser tab, go to 4shared's website at http://www.4shared.com/ and log in using your registered email address and password.
  2. Picture 8 of How to Share with 4shared
    View your main folder directory. 4shared's landing page is your main folder directory for your 4shared files. You can find all your folders and files stored in your 4shared account here.
  3. Picture 9 of How to Share with 4shared
    Go to the folder where the files to share are at. Navigate through your 4shared folders by clicking on them until you're in the folder where the files you want to share are located.
  4. Picture 10 of How to Share with 4shared
    Select the files. Tick the tick boxes on the files to select them. You can select as many files as you want.
  5. Picture 11 of How to Share with 4shared
    Initiate the share. Click the 'Share' button with the link icon on the header toolbar. A small window with the different sharing options will pop up.
  6. Picture 12 of How to Share with 4shared
    Share the files. There are several options on how you can share multiple files on 4shared. All of these are indicated by separate tabs on the small window that popped up.
    1. Find the download links. Click on the Links tab. The Download links for all the selected files will be displayed. These are the links to the files' download pages. Each of the files has its own download link. You can copy these links to your clipboard and paste them wherever you want to share them across. You can put them on your email, Facebook post, tweet, or instant message. Anybody who accesses these links can download your files.
    2. Embed the codes. If you want to get the HTML codes for the download links, click the More Options tab. The HTML Codes and Forum Codes are displayed here. Each of the files has its own HTML and Forum codes. You can copy and paste these codes to your website, blog, or any forum, and they will properly appear there. Anybody who visits your website, blog, or forum can download your files embedded under the codes.
Method 3 of 3:

Sharing a Folder

  1. Picture 13 of How to Share with 4shared
    Log into 4shared. On a new web browser tab, go to 4shared's website at http://www.4shared.com/ and log in using your registered email address and password.
  2. Picture 14 of How to Share with 4shared
    View your main folder directory. 4shared's landing page is your main folder directory for your 4shared files. You can find all your folders and files stored in your 4shared account here.
  3. Picture 15 of How to Share with 4shared
    Go to the folder where the folder to share is at. Navigate through your 4shared folders by clicking on them until you're in the folder where the folder you want to share is located.
  4. Picture 16 of How to Share with 4shared
    Select the folder. Tick the tick box on the folder to select it. The selected folder will be highlighted.
  5. Picture 17 of How to Share with 4shared
    Initiate the share. Click the 'Share' button with the link icon on the header toolbar. A small window with the different sharing options will pop up.
  6. Picture 18 of How to Share with 4shared
    Set the access type. The first option for sharing a folder is the type of access. You can set it to Private Access or Public Access. Select the value from the drop-down list.
    1. Set to Private Access. If you set it to Private Access, only the invited members can access your folder and its contents. A 4shared account is required for every member, and they need to be logged in under their 4shared account to view the shared folder.
    2. Set to Public Access. If you set it to Public Access, anybody with the link can access your folder and its contents. A 4shared account isn't even necessary.
  7. Picture 19 of How to Share with 4shared
    Add people to share. Under the 'Add people' field, enter the names or email addresses of the people you want to invite to this folder. These people will be sent notifications with the link to your shared folder.
    1. If you set it to Public Access, you don't need to populate this field.
  8. Share the folder. After setting the sharing options, click the 'Done' button on the bottom right corner of the window. Your folder is now shared.
Picture 20 of How to Share with 4shared
Update 05 March 2020
foldersharefilesdownload

You should read it

Maybe you are interested

Category

System

Mac OS X

Hardware

Game

Tech info

Technology

Science

Life

Application

Electric

Program

Mobile