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# Files Connect External Files

Browse, search, and share external files right from Salesforce.

- **[Authenticate to Files Connect External Data Sources](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=experience.collab_files_connect_authenticate.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)**  
    If your administrator configured a data source like SharePoint to use per-user authentication, you can provide your credentials for that system in Salesforce.
- **[Access and Share Files Connect External Files](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=experience.collab_files_connect_share.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)**  
    After your admin enables Files Connect, you can access files from external sources, like Google Drive and SharePoint, or share them through feeds and Files home.
- **[Search for Files Connect External Files](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=experience.collab_files_connect_search.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)**  
    Search an external data source, like Google Drive, Box, or SharePoint, right within Salesforce.