Why would you do this? Sometimes you need to exchange files with external parties who for some reason are unable to email them. This can happen if the files are too large or if they trip virus scanners. It's quite common for people to resort to third-party tools such as DropBox but these can be insecure. There is an easier way. In this post, I'll walk through a way to temporarily share a folder with an external party so that they can submit a file to you . How To 1. Open your Personal OneDrive on the web (there's a link at www.office.com ) 2. Use the Menu to create a New Folder, click New then Folder 3. Give the folder a sensible name and click Create . If you're planning on sharing lots of folders with different people, you might want to nest the folder a few levels down, perhaps below a folder called Shared . That way you'll be able to reduce clutter in the top levels of your OneDrive. 4. Right-Mouse click on your newly created folder and c