You can send a shared link in your channels directly from rakuten-drive.com, as well as from Slack.com or Chatwork.com. Recipients can receive a shared link and download files even without a Rakuten Drive account.
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On Slack.com or Chatwork.com
By installing Rakuten Drive Extension on your Chrome browser, you can send files directly with a shared link on Slack.com or Chatwork.com.
1. Access Slack.com or Chatwork.com and sign in with your Slack or Chatwork account.
2. Right-click in the message field.
3. Click Attach files with Rakuten Drive.
※ Note: If you don't see 'Attach files with Rakuten Drive' in the right-click menu, turn on 'Plugin to Slack' or 'Plugin to Chatwork' option in Rakuten Drive Chrome extension's settings.
4. Login to with your Rakuten Drive account.
5. Add files and folders to the transfer using the following methods:
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Add files and folders from your computer: Drag and drop files and folders from your computer or click Computer icon and select files.
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Add files and folders from Rakuten Drive: Click Cloud icon and then select files and folders.
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Note: You cannot add files and folders from your computer and Rakuten Drive at the same time.
6. Configure additional options as needed:
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Save to Rakuten Drive: You can save files to your cloud while sending them.
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Password: You can set a password to make files more secure. Recipients will need to enter the password to access and download files.
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Comments: You can view comments on the download page, and if logged in to your Rakuten Drive account, you can also write comments.
7. Click Send.
8. In the My link list, click Attach to the shared link you want to send. The shared link is inserted into the message box.
On rakuten-drive.com
To create and send a shared link from rakuten-drive.com to Slack or Chatwork, follow these steps:
1. Login to rakuten-drive.com
2. Go to Rakuten Drive Transfer.
3. Add files and folders to the transfer using the following methods:
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Add files and folders from your computer: Drag and drop files and folders from your computer or click BROWSE icon and select files.
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Add files and folders from Rakuten Drive: Click Import File From Cloud and then select files and folders.
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Note: You cannot add files and folders from your computer and Rakuten Drive at the same time.
4. Click Slack or Chatwork icon next the recipient field.
To send a shared link to Slack
1) Click Workspace.
2) Click Add.
3) Allow permission to access the workspace of Slack from Rakuten Drive.
4) Select a channel.
5) Enter a subject and message.
To send a shared link to Chatwork
1) Click Start Chatwork.
2) Allow permission to access Chatwork from Rakuten Drive.
4) Select a channel.
5) Enter a subject and message.
5. Configure additional options as needed:
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Link expiration date: By default, links are valid for 48 hours. Rakuten Drive Pro, Business, and Advanced customers can extend the expiration date up to 30 days.
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Comments: You can view comments on the download page, and if logged in to your Rakuten Drive account, you can also write comments.
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Save to Rakuten Drive: You can save files to your cloud while sending them.
※ Note: To prevent the risk of inadvertently sharing link passwords on public channels, we do not provide a password-setting feature when sending transfers to Slack or Chatwork.
6. Click Send.
※ When making use of the transfer feature in the Rakuten Drive Chrome Extension, free users can take advantage of it up to three times at most.