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»Webfolder

A Webfolder is an online space with a unique share link. Anyone with the complete link can open it; it is not publicly searchable. Files can be added, but Webfolders cannot be nested inside one another.

»Folder types

  • Shared: anyone with the link can upload and download.
  • Delivery: only the owner uploads; recipients download.
  • Submission: contributors upload, while only the owner can see and download the complete file list.

The type is selected when the folder is created. Shared and submission folders require sign-in; a delivery folder can be created without an account from file.kiwi.

»Basic and Web Folder+

  • Basic: no sign-up required; the folder is deleted after 30 days of inactivity.
  • Web Folder+: sign-in and prepaid Upload-GB capacity are required; the folder is permanent. Creating a Plus folder requires allocating at least 25 GB of available Upload-GB capacity.

Create and manage signed-in folders from the Dashboard. See pricing for current capacity options.

»Files

»Basic lifecycle

  • Free downloads: under 10 GB for 48 hours; 10 GB to under 20 GB for 12 hours; 20 GB or more for 6 hours.
  • A passwordless Basic folder is limited to 3 completed downloads per file. Setting a password removes this count limit.
  • After the free window, a Download Pass or expiry postponement is required. Each postponement adds 6 hours and can be repeated until automatic deletion.
  • The file is automatically deleted 90 hours after upload.

»Web Folder+ lifecycle

  • A new file is available for 7 days.
  • The owner can extend it in 7-day increments by spending capacity equal to the file size for each extension.
  • If it is not extended, it enters a 3-hour deletion-wait period and is then deleted.

»Encryption

The browser splits and encrypts the file and file name with end-to-end 128-bit AES-GCM before upload. The recipient downloads and decrypts the parts locally. The secret after # in the Webfolder URL is not included in requests to the server, so the complete URL is required to decrypt the files.

»Users

Signed-in users can manage folders from the Dashboard. Visitors who do not sign in receive a temporary browser ID; changing browsers or clearing site data can remove access tied to that temporary ID.