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1. 1Open the sign-up page.
2. 2Enter your name, your email address and a password with at least 10 characters.
3. 3Tick the box for the terms and privacy notice and click „Kostenloses Konto anlegen" (Create free account). You land directly in your dashboard with 5 GB of storage.

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1. 1Open the email from SafeDoc in your inbox.
2. 2Click the confirmation link.
3. 3Done – now you can also create public links.

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1. 1Open the sign-in page and enter your email address and password.
2. 2To sign out, open the menu with your name at the top right and choose „Abmelden" (Sign out).

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1. 1iPhone and iPad (Safari): open SafeDoc, tap the share icon, choose "Add to Home Screen".
2. 2Android (Chrome): open SafeDoc, open the menu at the top right, choose "Install app" or "Add to Home screen".
3. 3Computer (Chrome or Edge): click the install icon in the address bar.

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1. 1Open „Meine Dateien" (My files) and the folder the files should go into.
2. 2Click „Hochladen" (Upload) and choose files – or simply drag them into the browser window.
3. 3The upload list appears with the progress of each file. Keep the tab open until „Uploads fertig" (Uploads done) appears.

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1. 1Click „Neuer Ordner" (New folder), enter a name and confirm.
2. 2To rename, open the actions menu on the row (the three dots) and choose „Umbenennen" (Rename) – or press F2.
3. 3To move, choose „Verschieben …" (Move …) in the same menu and pick the target folder. Everything inside moves along.

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1. 1Search finds files and folders by name.
2. 2Use the star to mark favourites; they appear on the left under „Favoriten" (Favourites).
3. 3„Zuletzt verwendet" (Recently used) shows your most recently changed files.
4. 4In every folder you can sort by „Name" (Name), „Zuletzt geändert" (Last modified) or „Größe" (Size).

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1. 1Press ? in the dashboard to see all shortcuts.
2. 2Ctrl + A selects everything, Esc clears the selection.
3. 3Enter opens, F2 renames, Del moves to the trash.

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1. 1Select the file or folder and click „Teilen" (Share).
2. 2In the „Link zum Teilen" (Share link) section, decide whether the link should have a password, an expiry date (1, 7 or 30 days) or a maximum number of downloads.
3. 3If nobody should be able to download, tick „Nur ansehen, nicht herunterladen" (View only, no download).
4. 4Click „Neuen Link erstellen" (Create new link) and then „Kopieren" (Copy). Send the link by email or messenger.

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1. 1Open „Von mir geteilt" (Shared by me) on the left.
2. 2You see every link with its settings and how often it was downloaded.
3. 3Click „Link löschen" (Delete link). The link stops working immediately.

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1. 1Select the file or folder and click „Teilen" (Share). The window contains the „Mit Personen teilen" (Share with people) section.
2. 2Enter the email address and choose „Darf ansehen" (Can view) or „Darf bearbeiten" (Can edit).
3. 3Click „Teilen" (Share). The person gets an email and sees it under „Mit mir geteilt" (Shared with me).

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1. 1Open „Mit mir geteilt" (Shared with me).
2. 2Choose „Entfernen" (Remove) on the share. It disappears from your list; the file itself stays with its owner.

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1. 1Open the actions menu on the file (the three dots) and choose „Versionen" (Versions).
2. 2Choose „Neue Version" (New version) and the updated file.

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1. 1Open „Versionen" (Versions) on the file.
2. 2Download an older version or click „Wiederherstellen" (Restore).
3. 3The restored version becomes the new current version – the previous one stays in the list.

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1. 1Open „Papierkorb" (Trash) on the left.
2. 2Each item shows when it will be removed for good.
3. 3Click „Wiederherstellen" (Restore). Folders come back with all their content.

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1. 1Open „Papierkorb" (Trash).
2. 2Choose „Endgültig löschen" (Delete permanently) on an item – or „Papierkorb leeren" (Empty trash) for everything.
3. 3Confirm. This cannot be undone.

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1. 1Download your files from Dropbox. Folders arrive there as a ZIP file.
2. 2Unpack the ZIP file on your computer. SafeDoc does not unpack ZIP files.
3. 3In SafeDoc open „Meine Dateien" (My files) and click „Neu" (New) → „Ordner hochladen" (Upload folder). Choose the unpacked folder. Subfolders are kept.
4. 4Keep the tab open until „Uploads fertig" (Uploads done) appears. Then create new links – old links stop working.

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1. 1Open „Passwörter" (Passwords) → „Import" (Import).
2. 2Choose the file “exported_dropbox_accounts.csv”. SafeDoc recognises the format by itself. The file is only read in your browser.
3. 3Check the preview. Nothing is saved until „Einträge importieren" (Import entries) – encrypted.
4. 4Afterwards delete the export file from your device. It contains your passwords in readable form.

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1. 1Open „Einstellungen" (Settings) on the left.
2. 2Under „Angemeldete Geräte" (Signed-in devices) you see all sessions; your current device is marked „Dieses Gerät" (This device).
3. 3If you do not recognise a device, click „Überall sonst abmelden" (Sign out everywhere else).

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1. 1On the sign-in page, click „Passwort vergessen?" (Forgot password?).
2. 2Enter your email address. If there is an account for it, an email with a link arrives.
3. 3The link is valid for one hour and only once. Set a new password – afterwards you are signed out on all devices.

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1. 1Open „Teams" (Teams) on the left.
2. 2Enter a name under „Organisation anlegen" (Create organisation), for example "Example Ltd", and confirm.

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1. 1Open the organisation under „Teams" (Teams).
2. 2Under „Einladen" (Invite) enter the email address, choose the role (admin, member or read only) and send the invitation.
3. 3You can change the role later using the selection next to the name.

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1. 1Create a team under „Team anlegen" (Create team), e.g. "Accounting", and add members.
2. 2Open „Teilen" (Share) on the folder and share it with the team to view or edit.

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This feature is planned but not available yet. Once it exists, the guide will be here.

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