Body: <p>I'm trying to find a way to share documents in an organisation without using the file upload field as part of custom data on a contact/ case record.</p>
  <p>Could a link field handle a link to a shared server/file system/ dropbox thing instead?</p>
  <p>Interested in hearing how other organisations tackle this issue.</p>
  
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Comments.CreationDate: 2021-11-12T12:46:18.893Z
Comments.Text: There's an extension called Documenten, I think, which handles documents. Worth a look
Comments.UserDisplayName: Andy Clark
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Comments.CreationDate: 2021-11-15T11:54:41.340Z
Comments.Text: To be honest I'd rather not have the documents in the database file system, just be able to link across.
Comments.UserDisplayName: Craig Almond
Tags: <custom-fields><files><filesystem>
Title: Best methods for filesharing with Civi, not using file upload fields
ThreadText: # Best methods for filesharing with Civi, not using file upload fields
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2021-11-10)
  
  I'm trying to find a way to share documents in an organisation without using the file upload field as part of custom data on a contact/ case record.
  
  Could a link field handle a link to a shared server/file system/ dropbox thing instead?
  
  Interested in hearing how other organisations tackle this issue.
  
  **Tags:** custom-fields, files, filesystem
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_1**: There's an extension called Documenten, I think, which handles documents. Worth a look  
  > **username_0**: To be honest I'd rather not have the documents in the database file system, just be able to link across.  
  
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