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2024: A Year in Review for Filen

2024: A Year in Review for Filen

As 2024 comes to a close, we want to take a moment to reflect on what has been a productive and transformative year for Filen. Our journey this year has been guided by a simple goal: to continuously improve and expand our services while staying true to our core values

Filen User Survey! +Giveaway

Filen User Survey! +Giveaway

Hello, Filen community! In November 2024, we gave our website, web app, and desktop client a major overhaul, along with updates to our documentation. Now that you’ve had some time to explore the improvements, we want to hear from you. Your opinions matter, and they will help us make

Filen’s Server Upgrades

Filen’s Server Upgrades

At Filen, we’re always striving to make our service faster, more reliable, and more secure. At the start of this year—during the transition between 2022 and 2023—we made a major move by switching to in-house servers. This was a big step forward, and we’ve been working

Filen at the Heise IT-Security day

Filen at the Heise IT-Security day

A Successful Discussion on Client-Side Encryption and Seamless Security The Heise IT-Sicherheitstag in Gelsenkirchen may have come to a close, but the insights and experiences shared continue to resonate. We at Filen were honored to take the stage as a guest speaker and connect with leading IT professionals, industry peers,

Filen is Enhancing Its Beta Testing Program!

Filen is Enhancing Its Beta Testing Program!

As mentioned in our last status update, we’re looking for new beta testers for our upcoming product launches. The goal is to enable us to test our products in real-world scenarios with diverse use cases before they reach the general public. While we conduct extensive internal testing and our

Status Update - December 2024

Status Update - December 2024

Table of Contents * Black Friday 2024 Recap * Infrastructure Investments * Marketing * How to... Guides * IT-Security Day by Heise * Public Links: Limitation and Explanation * The Mobile App rework * The New Beta Testing Program * Youtube * Feature Requests * Conclusion and Final Words

How To: Desktop Client

How To: Desktop Client

Table of Contents * Prerequisites * Download * Logging into the Filen Desktop Client * Navigating within the Desktop Client * Uploading Files * Set up permanent synchronizations * Network Drive * WebDAV * S3 * Desktop Client specific settings * Desktop Client security settings * Cloud features

How To: Web Drive

How To: Web Drive

Table of Contents * Prerequisites * Logging into your Filen account * Navigating in your new Cloud Drive * Uploading Files * Creating folders and navigating the files section Create and move folders File options Sorting files Display files differently * Navigating the Sidebar of your Web Drive Folder Tree Recent Favorites Trash * Filen Collaborate (Contacts,

The biggest Filen update is finally here!

The biggest Filen update is finally here!

Dear Filen Community, The wait is finally over! We’re excited to unveil a comprehensive set of updates that have been in the works for some time. These changes mark a significant leap forward for Filen, bringing you a host of new features and improvements designed to enhance your experience

Public Link Tool: Moving to Pro-Only Access

Public Link Tool: Moving to Pro-Only Access

Hello everyone, At Filen, we are committed to providing a secure and private cloud storage experience that prioritizes the protection of your data. To uphold this commitment, we are making an essential adjustment to our public sharing feature. In approximately one week, the public link feature will be available exclusively