Adding a Share

You can add a shares by using one of the following methods:
  • Go to Home and click the button.
  • Go to Home, click a Node, Share, or Bookmark, then select a folder and click Create Share.
  • Go to Home, click a Node, Share, or Bookmark, then use the Share option in the drop-down menu next to the folder that you want to share.
  1. On the Home window, click SHARES+ to add a new share and complete the New Share configuration form.


    Field Description Example Value
    Name The name of the share is only a description, which means that multiple shares can also have the same name. New Share
    Node Select a node from the drop-down list. This drop-down list is automatically populated with nodes that you have previously configured. See Adding Nodes. localhost
    Directory Click Browse... to browse a nodes directories.

    You are prompted to select a directory in the pop-up window. You have several options:

    • You can perform a search for a directory by typing its name into the text field and clicking Search.
    • You can perform an advanced search by clicking Advanced and typing criteria into the text field.
    • You can sort the directory list by:
      • Type
      • Size
      • Size descending
      • Last modified
      • Last modified descending
    • You can select a radio button next to the directory that you want to be the share, then click Select.
    A directory called asp1.
    Bytes free - warn Issues a warning message when the share has equal to or less than a specified number of storage bytes free. You can enter the number as G, MB, terrabytes, and bytes. 5G
    Percent free - warn Issues a warning message when the share has equal to or less than a specified percent of its storage free. 25
    Bytes free - error Issues an error message when the share has equal to or less than a specified number of storage bytes free. You can enter the number as G, MB, terrabytes, and bytes. 1G
    Percent free - error Issues an error message when the share has equal to or less than a specified percent of its storage free. 10
  2. Click Create Share to save your entries.
    If the share has been created, it appears under the Shares section on your Home page.
    Tip: Only the first 100 shares are shown in the left sidebar. Clicking See all displays all shares. When you select a share that is not one of the first 100 shares, it appears under a new section in the left sidebar called "CURRENT SHARE".
  3. From the share’s drop-down menu, you can perform the following tasks:


    For detailed information on these functions, see Modifying a Share .

To give a user permission to access a share, see Authorizing a User to a Share.