Note: This article describes an older desktop sharing flow that is being phased out. To send files with Hivenet today, use Send with Hivenet in your browser. Your device’s built-in sharing options still work separately, but they are not the same as Send with Hivenet.
If you need to send a file with Hivenet today, use Send with Hivenet in your browser.
Some desktop app versions may still show an older right-click sharing option. That older flow creates a different kind of link and only works for files already in your Hivenet folder.
Use Send with Hivenet in your browser
Use this when you want the current supported way to send files with Hivenet.
It works in your browser.
It works with files on your device.
If you need to send a folder, zip it first.
You can use it without an account, though you may need to verify your email.
Links start with
send.hivenet.com.Links expire after 7 days.
Desktop link sharing
Some desktop app versions may still show a right-click option called Send with Hivenet. This is an older flow.
It only works for files already in your Hivenet folder.
Links start with
share.hivenet.com.It is being phased out.
It is separate from your device’s built-in share options.
Which one should I use?
Use Send with Hivenet in your browser.
Use the older desktop flow only if you still see it and need to work with an existing share.hivenet.com link.
If you want to use your device’s own share menu, you still can. That is separate from Hivenet Send.
How to tell which link you have
If your link starts with send.hivenet.com, it came from Send with Hivenet in your browser.
If your link starts with share.hivenet.com, it came from the older desktop right-click flow.
Need more help?
If you are not sure which kind of link you have, contact Hivenet Support.