How to share link of hidden folder?

[efrencc]

When making a folder, we have the "only available with link" option. However, I don't know how to get/share that link. If I use the naive link showing in the URL for that folder, when I share it to my students it says "the specified resource does not exist". How do I share a folder with only a few students? (Note I'm talking about a whole folder, and not specific files). Thank you!!

[chriscas]

Hi @efrencc,

Do you, by chance, have the files course navigation menu hidden from students?  In the back of my head, I'm recalling that with that scenario you can't give a link to an entire folder because that needs the files interface (which is hidden/disabled for the students) to work.  If you do have the files menu available to students, let us know and we can do some more digging.

-Chris

[efrencc]

Hello, thank you for your reply @chriscas !

No I don't have the files navigation menu hidden from students. Indeed there are other folders that are already available to all of them. I just want to hide this one folder and share it with just a few students, but they don't seem to be able to access it. More help greatly appreciated, thank you!!

[chriscas]

Hi @efrencc,

Thanks for the followup.  After doing more testing, I'm seeing the same thing you are now (I may have mistakenly been using a TA enrollment instead of a student one to check last time).  I'm fairly sure this is a bug, and I'll try to report it tomorrow during my normal work time if I get a chance.  I'd encourage you to report this to Canvas Support as well.

-Chris

[efrencc]

Thank you Chris!! I will do that.