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Secure File Transfer - Receive and Access Files

This tutorial will take you through the process of creating a Secure File Transfer guest account and accessing any files that were sent to you in the last 14 days.

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Step 1

When a sender uses Secure File Transfer to share a file with you, you will receive an email message at the address they specified. The email will indicate who sent you the message and provide information about the file(s).

To view the full message, click the Access message link in the email.

Step 2

The Secure File Transfer website will open in your default web browser. Enter the email address that the sender entered as the recipient, then click Next.

If you're not sure which email address to use, check the recipient address of the email you received.

Step 3

Users with an active guest account

Guest accounts are valid for 30 days, after which they automatically expire.

If you have an active guest account, log in with your email address and established password, then click Sign In.

Step 4

If you entered your credentials correctly and your guest account is still active, you should now be logged in to your Secure File Transfer inbox. Skip to Step 8.

Step 5

Users without an active guest account

If you haven't registered a temporary guest account in the last 30 days, you will be prompted to do so now.

The email address field will already contain the correct email address. Choose a password that's at least eight characters long and includes at least one number and one uppercase letter.

After entering your new password in both password fields, click Next.

Step 6

Enter the code you see in the captcha code box, then click Create account.

Step 7

The Secure File Transfer service will send you an email from lft@colorado.edu asking you to activate your account.

Click Activate account in the email you received. You will be logged in to the Secure File Transfer service automatically.

Step 8

You should now be logged in to your Secure File Transfer inbox. If the message that was shared with you doesn't open automatically, select it from the list of messages in your inbox.

Once the message is selected, you will be able to read the body of the message and see any file attachments. To download the attachments, click the checkbox next to the name of the attached file and click Download.

The file will be saved to your computer's default download location.