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Share folder As "chosen name"

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0. Needs triage enhancement feature: sharing low
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Description

When sharing a folder to a group or user, the share gets the name of the folder you as a sharer have this in your own folder tree.
Of course same applies to sharing a subfolder.
Though what I have is the following:

Italy
-- subfolderOne
-- subffoldeTwo
-- CONTENT
Spain
-- subfolderOne
-- sufolderTwo
-- CONTENT
Germany.. and so on.

The folders CONTENT will be shared with other users/groups.
However, what they then see is
CONTENT
CONTENT(1)
Since the folder name CONTENT is required as it is part if a naming convention in other 3rd part applications I cannot change this in my own tree.

What I would like to be able to do is name the shares as a sharer.
When adding a user/group, give the share a name under "advanced settings"

So I would be able to set the name of the shared folder for the user/groups.

Current workaround is to name the folder before, share, change back to CONTENT afterwards.
Another workaround is to share CONTENT and have the user change on their end.
Both do not allow the owner of the folder to see what was a name afterwards other than keep a note somewhere.

so it would be nice if sharer could name CONTENT to "Spain Content" and "Italy Content" and on.

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Research direction

The issue does not name files, tests, or entry points. Start by tracing folder sharing and the advanced settings flow, then determine how a sharer-provided name would be stored and displayed; done means recipients see the chosen share name while the underlying folder remains CONTENT.

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Assessment

Tech stack
php
Domain
backend, cloud
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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