Request Files with an Upload Inbox Link
Stop chasing attachments. Create an inbox link, send it to anyone, and their files land straight in your ShareIt.onl dashboard - They don't need an account, an app, or instructions.
Your link expires on the schedule you pick above (24 hours by default). Every time someone downloads it, the link is kept alive for another 24 hours - So shares people are actively using stay up, and forgotten ones clean themselves up.
Copy and send it now - The files appear for the recipient the moment the upload finishes. You can still change the expiry, add a password and more below until then.
Scan the QR code with any phone camera to open the link instantly.
One tap in your Google settings - Preferred sources show up more often in your results.
Collecting files from other people is usually harder than sending your own. You ask for photos and get seven emails with four attachments each. You ask a client for a folder and they hit their inbox limit halfway through. An upload inbox link fixes that: you create one link, they open it, drop their files, and everything lands in your ShareIt.onl dashboard - Labeled with their name.
The person sending needs nothing: no account, no app, no instructions beyond "open this link." Each delivery can be up to 100 files or 3 GB in total, whether that is one big video or a folder's worth of documents. You see every delivery in one place, download individual files or everything as a ZIP, and close the link the moment you have what you need.
- One link collects files from anyone - Senders never need an account
- Each delivery can be up to 100 files / 3 GB
- Everything arrives in your dashboard with the sender's name
- Close the link anytime; it also expires on its own
Why request files with an inbox link?
Email works against you when you are the one collecting. Attachments cap out around 25 MB, replies scatter across threads, and half the files arrive renamed or re-compressed. An inbox link gives everyone the same simple target and gives you one tidy list of what arrived, from whom, and when. Because the link is yours, you stay in control: it expires on its own schedule, you can close it early, and senders never see each other's files - Or anything else in your dashboard.
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How to request files from anyone
- Sign in free with Google - One click, no forms - And open My Files, your dashboard.
- Click "Inbox links" and create a link: give it a name like "Wedding photos" and an optional note for senders.
- Send the link to one person or a hundred - Chat, email, or a QR code all work.
- They open it, drop their files (up to 100 files / 3 GB per delivery), and add their name so you know who sent what.
- Watch deliveries appear under "Received" in your dashboard - Download files individually or as a ZIP, then close the link when you're done.
When to use it
Event photos
One link in the group chat collects everyone's photos and videos from the wedding, trip, or party - Full quality, no app installs.
Client hand-offs
Ask a client for their logo files, contracts, or raw footage without walking them through a file-sharing tool they've never used.
Homework and submissions
Collect assignments or entries as one labeled list instead of an inbox full of attachments.
Print and design jobs
Get print-ready PDFs and images from customers exactly as they exported them - No email compression.
Family archives
Gather old scans and home videos from relatives who only know how to click a link - Because that's all it takes.
Upload inbox limits at a glance
| Limit | Value | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Per delivery | 100 files / 3 GB | One big file or many together |
| Deliveries per link | Unlimited while open | Each shows the sender's name |
| Link lifetime | 7 or 30 days | Close it early anytime |
| Delivered files kept | 7 days | Each download extends life by 24 hours |
| Sender requirements | None | No account, works in any browser |
| Open links per account | Up to 10 | Close finished ones to make room |
Request Files - FAQ
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