Sharing Big Data with Download Share

Owned by Andy Tseng
Last updated: Mar 25, 2024
2 min read

Download Share (Link) can be created using Mediaflux Explorer to share your data (especially big data sets) with external collaborators. Download Share allow the consumer to recursively download data from a namespace (folder) when they otherwise have no access.


Note:

  • Creating download share is only available in Medaflux Explorer v1.5.1 or later versions. Please make sure you have the latest Mediaflux Explorer installed.
  • The assets available for download from a Download Share are pre-computed into a manifest at the time the Download Share is created. This means, for example, that if you created a Download Share for a specific Mediaflux namespace (folder), and then subsequently added some new assets, the person consuming the Download Share would not get the new assets.


To create a download share with the Mediaflux Explorer, simply right click on a namespace (folder) in the navigator pane (on the left) and select Create Download Share.

  • A new GUI will pop up - simply fill in the details (only the Name is mandatory).  
  • We generally recommend you set an Valid To field for the share to expire at.
  • If you want to email the download share link to someone (possibly yourself) enter the address in the Invitation Email entry box.
  • If you enter a Password, you will need to communicate that yourself to the recipient of the download share.  If you set a complex password, then it is suggested that you copy/paste it in from some other source. For example, if you are going to send the password to someone in a separate email, enter it into that email, then copy and paste it into the GUI (because you can neither see it nor copy it from the GUI once it is set).
  • After you click the Create Download Share button, the GUI will be replaced by another with the opportunity to copy the download share link to the Clipboard (so that you can paste it somewhere).
  • All the recipient of the download share (link) needs to do is click on it in an email or paste it into their browser. This will start the Mediaflux Data Mover app (download and install or just execute if already installed) and the data in and under the selected namespace (folder) will be downloaded.