How to Share Terabox Files Safely (Expiry, Codes and Private Links)

Sharing a Terabox link is quick, but a link is only as private as the people who have it. Once it's forwarded in a group chat, anyone can open it. A few simple settings keep you in control of who sees your files and for how long.

How Terabox sharing works

When you share a file or folder, Terabox creates a link like terabox.com/s/1…. Anyone with that link can view the shared items. You can usually choose:

• An expiry time: the link stops working after a set number of days.
• An extraction code (password): people need the code as well as the link.
• What to include: a single file or a whole folder.

Share a file step by step

1. In the Terabox app or website, select the file or folder.
2. Tap Share.
3. Choose the link validity, e.g. 7 days rather than permanent, for anything personal.
4. Turn on an extraction code for private files.
5. Copy the link, and send the code separately (for example, the link by email and the code by text message).

Option names and positions vary slightly between app versions, but expiry and code settings are always on the share screen.

Six rules for safe sharing

1. Share files, not whole folders, unless you've checked everything in the folder.
2. Use an expiry date for anything personal. A link that lives forever will eventually reach people you didn't send it to.
3. Add a code for private files and send it separately from the link.
4. Never share ID documents, bank records or intimate photos by link. Use an encrypted service, or don't upload them at all.
5. Check what the link opens in a private browser window before sending it.
6. Review old shares now and then and cancel the ones you no longer need.

How to stop sharing

Open the Shared or My shares section in the Terabox app or website, find the link, and choose Cancel share. The link stops working for everyone, usually within minutes. Copies someone already downloaded can't be recalled, which is exactly why rules 2 and 3 matter.

Making it easy for the person receiving it

Many people receiving a Terabox link don't have the app. Tell them they can paste the link into an online Terabox player to watch in their browser, or use TeraLoader to download it. No account needed. For very large files, our guide to sharing large video files compares other options.