August 2026

In August 2026, we added Direct Transfers for the On-Premise Agent, Share Links created from the Desktop App, support for multiple Child Site Management Policies per parent site, macOS Desktop App deployment through Microsoft Intune, and Custom Holiday Calendars. Minor updates include additional email recipients on a user account and Requested Upload Slots for Inboxes.

Multiple Child Site Management Policies per Parent Site

Parent Site Administrators can define more than one Child Site Management Policy and assign each Child Site to the policy that fits it. Groups of sites can carry different enforced settings, like separate branding and security requirements per business unit, without giving up central control. If you had an existing policy, it becomes the default policy, which new Child Sites inherit automatically. The same Child Sites remain covered.

Learn more about Child Site Management Policies.

Deploy the macOS Desktop App via Microsoft Intune

You can now deploy the Desktop App to your Mac fleet through Microsoft Intune, the same way you already deploy it to Windows. Upload the macOS PKG installer as a Line-of-Business app. Use release 6.0.2771 or later.

Learn more about deploying the Desktop App with Microsoft Intune.

Custom Holiday Calendars

Site Administrators can build a custom Holiday Calendar for the days your organization doesn't operate, and reuse it for scheduled Automations, Syncs, Expectations, Scheduled Exports, and AI Tasks. Use a Holiday Calendar when a built-in Holiday Region doesn't match the dates you need to pause automatic processing.

Learn more about Holiday Calendars.

Direct Transfers for the On-Premise Agent

Direct Transfers let the CLI App and Desktop App send file data straight to your On-Premise Agent instead of relaying it through Files.com, and transfers typically run 3 to 5 times faster. Your Agent keeps itself current by default, so you only need to enable Direct Transfers in its configuration file. Clients fall back to the standard connection route automatically when the direct path isn't available.

Learn more about Direct Transfers.

Create Share Links from the Desktop App

The Desktop App now offers Create Share Link when you right-click a file or folder, in Windows File Explorer and macOS Finder in Mounted Drive Mode, and in the Files.com pane in Turbo Transfer Mode. Share a file without leaving the app you are already working in. Update the Desktop App to version 6.0.2903 or later.

Learn more about Creating Share Links from the Desktop App.

Other Minor Updates

This month's smaller updates cover user accounts and Inboxes.

Additional Email Recipients on a User Account

Additional Email Recipients put extra addresses on a user account to receive copies of the emails Files.com sends that user, so password expiration reminders aren't buried in one inbox. Emails carrying credentials or download links still go only to the primary address. Site Administrators manage recipients for any user, Workspace Administrators within their Workspace, and Partner Admins within their Partner.

Learn more about Additional Email Recipients.

Requested Upload Slots for Inboxes

An Inbox can now ask for a specific set of documents instead of one open drop area. Name each file you want in the Requested Upload Slots setting, like a resume and a signed disclosure, and visitors work down the list, checking each off as it uploads. Every slot files its uploads into its own subfolder. Site Administrators and Folder Admins configure it on any Inbox.

Learn more about Requested Upload Slots.