Share files with clients privately
Put the files a client needs in their portal instead of attaching them to emails. Each person opens it from their own link, and you can see who downloaded what.
Updated 8 November 2026
Sending files to a client
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Put the file in File Drop
Upload it to File Drop, Raq.com's file store, if it isn't there already.
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Share it in the portal
Pick the file and give it a label and a short description. It appears in the client's Documents list.
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Your client opens it
They can view or download it once File Drop's security check on the file has passed.
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You see the download
Each view and download is in the portal's activity with the person's name, and you get a notification in Raq.com.
Getting files back from a client
Send a file request from the portal. Your client uploads from the same page, with no account.
- How much
- Your client uploads up to 10 files, 5 GB in total, with an optional note. Each file request takes one upload.
- How long
- A file request stays open for 30 days, or until your client uploads or you cancel it.
- Where it arrives
- The files are encrypted when they are stored and arrive in Secure Send. You see the number of files and their note on the request, and get a notification in Raq.com.
- Opening them
- You can open the upload once, within 24 hours of it arriving, so download the files when they come in.
Who can open the files
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Only the people you invite
Everyone in a portal sees its shared files. Each person has their own link, so you know who opened what.
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Access you can take back
Remove someone and their link stops working straight away. Archive the portal and every link to it stops.
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Kept out of search results
Portal pages tell search engines not to index them and browsers not to keep a copy.
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Unsharing leaves the file alone
Stop sharing a file and it leaves the portal but stays in File Drop.
Questions
Can I share a whole folder?
Not as one item. Share the files you want one by one. Each appears in the portal with its own label and description.
Does my client need an account to download or upload?
No. The link in their invitation email opens the portal, and they download and upload from there.
Can I see whether a client has downloaded a file?
Yes. Each download is recorded in the portal's activity with the name of the person who downloaded it.
What happens to a file when I stop sharing it?
It disappears from the client's portal. The file itself stays in File Drop.
More client portal guides
- For agencies Drafts for sign-off, final files and the assets you need from the client, in one portal each.
- Client approvals Approval requests with due dates and a reminder, and a record of who answered.
- Client area on your domain Portals on portal.yourfirm.com with your logo and colours, and no Raq.com footer.
Set up a portal for your next client
Sign-up goes through Raq.com. It opens ready for your first portal.