Anyone with the link can view/download files creating a Mega account—perfect for public sharing.
A link will be generated; discard the old one.
mega-cp /source/path/in/mega /destination/path/in/mega https meganz folder cp link
# Add the MEGA repository wget -O - https://mega.nz/keys/MEGA_signing.key | sudo apt-key add - echo "deb https://mega.nz/linux/MEGAsync/xUbuntu_$(lsb_release -rs) ./" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/mega.list
A: No. Public folder links are anonymous. Anyone who opens the link can access the folder's contents, but they cannot see the owner's email address or any other personal account information. Anyone with the link can view/download files creating
| Issue | Likely cause | |-------|----------------| | Link doesn’t open | Missing encryption key after # | | “Folder not found” | Wrong folder ID or link expired | | Can’t copy | You need a MEGA account to import folders | | “cp” command not recognized | Not a valid MEGA URL part — ignore it |
The folder creator might have deleted the contents after generating the link, or the link is broken. Solution: Contact the link sharer to verify the folder still exists. Public folder links are anonymous
If you want to copy a shared folder directly into your own MEGA account (rather than downloading to your local device), use mega-import :
Anyone with the link can view/download files creating a Mega account—perfect for public sharing.
A link will be generated; discard the old one.
mega-cp /source/path/in/mega /destination/path/in/mega
# Add the MEGA repository wget -O - https://mega.nz/keys/MEGA_signing.key | sudo apt-key add - echo "deb https://mega.nz/linux/MEGAsync/xUbuntu_$(lsb_release -rs) ./" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/mega.list
A: No. Public folder links are anonymous. Anyone who opens the link can access the folder's contents, but they cannot see the owner's email address or any other personal account information.
| Issue | Likely cause | |-------|----------------| | Link doesn’t open | Missing encryption key after # | | “Folder not found” | Wrong folder ID or link expired | | Can’t copy | You need a MEGA account to import folders | | “cp” command not recognized | Not a valid MEGA URL part — ignore it |
The folder creator might have deleted the contents after generating the link, or the link is broken. Solution: Contact the link sharer to verify the folder still exists.
If you want to copy a shared folder directly into your own MEGA account (rather than downloading to your local device), use mega-import :