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Secure File Transfer - Filedrop
This option allows you to create a Filedrop URL through which anyone with the URL can upload files. This is a good option if you need to collect files regularly, as you do not need to create a unique File Request each time.
- Go to Secure File Transfer, (https://filetransfer.ndsu.edu) and log in with your NDSU electronic ID and password
- Click on Gear icon in the upper right corner of the window and select Account Settings
- Click the Personal Filedrop tab
- You can use a random Filedrop (https://filetransfer.ndsu.edu/filedrop/~<random numbers>) or a permanent Filedrop URL (https://filetransfer.ndsu.edu/filedrop/<your email address>)
Note: The random Filedrop URL can be reset, once reset the previous URL will be broken and unusable - Copy the desired URL and you can put this URL in your email signature, send the URL via email to others, or place the URL on a website, essentially anywhere you wish to receive files from
- Once someone has uploaded a file you will receive an email with their message and a link to the file they uploaded
- Click the link and log into the Secure File Transfer site with your NDSU Electronic ID and password
- Alternatively, you can click on Inbox to see all the files that are available for you to download
- Click the Attached files link to download the file