You can create and send a public link to a data file (though not for a folder) you own. Once the recipient has the link to the file, it can be downloaded for purposes of validating, manipulating, or analyzing the file or results on their system.

The advantages are that the recipient does not have to have an a CyVerse account in order to download the file through the link, and the original file is not affected because the downloaded file is used on his or her system instead of in the CyVerse Data Store.

You can send the same public link to more than one recipient, or create separate public links for each recipient. Separate public links are useful when you want to share or revoke access to the same file on a per-recipient basis, while sending the same link to a group of recipients allows you to share or revoke access to the file in one action.

To create the public link, the owner selects the file, creates the link, and then emails, tweets, or text the link to the recipient.

• If you previously shared the file in the DE, clicking the link takes the recipient CyVerse user to the Shared With Me folder under the name of the owner who shared the file. From there, the recipient can download or view the shared file within that Shared With Me folder.
• If you have not shared the file, clicking the link opens a download window from which the recipient can download the file.

You can create a public link to a file you own in several different ways: by creating the URL to the file from which the user can import the file via URL to the DE, or by creating an iRODS iget iCommand, the Gnu Wget command, or cURL statement. Once the link is created, you copy the link and send the message.

You also can send a shared path folder link to a DE user so that any files that have been shared with that recipient are available and share data files you own with the public  in the Mirrors site.

Creating a public link in the Data window

The quickest way to create a public link is in the Data window.

1. In the middle section of the Data window, select the file to which you want to create the public link and then click .

   Tip
   If is not displayed, you are not the owner.

2. In the Manage Data Links window, copy the link to send and click Done.
3. Open the message application to use (email client, twitter, or chat window) and paste the link to the item.
4. Send the message.