Help is not the FAQ
FAQ gives short answers to common questions. Help provides step-by-step task guidance, recovery journeys, and links into the relevant SolidFish action.
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Use Contact for product support, feedback, privacy requests, or abuse reports. Never include passwords or management keys.
Open a packageRecipient2 min
Open a Solid Code
Start at the landing page, complete any access check, and understand each availability state.
- Open the SolidFish landing page.
- Enter the complete Solid Code.
- Enter the recipient password if requested.
- Review the intro and one-time warning before continuing.
- View, follow, or download the available content.
Create a packageSender4 min
Create and share a package
Choose content, configure access, set expiry, and deliver the Solid Code.
- Choose files, a note, or links.
- Configure optional password, one-time access, or restricted viewing.
- Select expiry and optional recipient emails.
- Review the package and activate it.
- Share the Solid Code and store the management key separately.
Manage a packageSender2 min
Extend or delete a package
Use the Solid Code and management key for sender-only controls.
- Open Manage from the navigation.
- Enter the Solid Code.
- Enter the management key exactly as shown.
- Choose Extend expiry or Delete share.
- Review and confirm the sensitive action.
DeliverySender3 min
Resolve email delivery problems
Check the address list, delivery status, and manual-sharing fallback.
- Confirm each recipient email address.
- Check whether the activation result reports queued or failed delivery.
- Ask the recipient to check junk or quarantine folders.
- Share the Solid Code through another trusted channel when necessary.
- Never send the management key to recipients.
Access problemsSender and recipient3 min
Troubleshoot a password or lockout
Distinguish a recipient password from a management key and respond to temporary restrictions.
- Confirm which credential the screen requests.
- Check spelling, spacing, and capitalisation.
- Wait for a temporary lockout to end before retrying.
- Ask the sender to confirm the recipient password through a separate channel.
- Create a replacement package if the required management key is lost.
SafetyAnyone2 min
Report unsafe or abusive content
Send the minimum information needed for a safety review.
- Open Contact.
- Choose Unsafe or abusive content.
- Enter the Solid Code when available.
- Explain the safety concern without copying unnecessary private content.
- Submit the report and retain the confirmation reference.
Product principlesSender and recipient7 min
Why fleeting data deserves a better handoff
Not every exchange needs an account, a permanent folder, a long-lived link, or another copy kept forever.
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Security basicsSender and recipient6 min
Passwords and management keys
Recipient access and sender authority solve different problems.
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Recipient experienceSender and recipient5 min
Using one-time access carefully
One-time access is useful when the sender understands claim behaviour and communicates it clearly.
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File handlingSender and recipient6 min
Original files and safe previews
A preview is useful, but it should never be confused with the original upload.
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Practical guideSender and recipient4 min
Choosing an expiry
Match the package lifetime to the real handoff, not to a default that nobody revisits.
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Design notesSender and recipient6 min
Why advanced controls come later
Progressive disclosure keeps the first decision focused on the content being shared.
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DeliverySender and recipient4 min
Delivering to several recipients
Multiple recipient emails can simplify distribution without exposing sender controls.
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