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Download Shared Files
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One of the easiest ways to transfer files using JetStream is via Shared Links. If someone has sent you a link, simply choose :menuselection:`Transfers --> Download Shared Files...` from the menu.

This will bring up the Download Shared Files dialog.

.. image:: ../media/images/jetstream-transfer-download-shared-files.png

Paste your link into the Link field, enter the passphrase if the link is protected, and choose where you'd like to put the files on your computer.

.. tip::

    If a valid link is present in the clipboard when the Download Shared Files dialog is opened, it will automatically be entered into the Link field.

Click :guilabel:`OK` to retrieve your files.

Download Shared Files bypasses the need to set up and connect to a Location. The link contains everything it needs to know about where to get the files and how to connect to the remote server hosting the files.
