Use Subscriptions to be notified via email when your shared files or folders are viewed, changed, or receive comments in MyFiles@bc. When sharing files, Subscriptions help you monitor who accesses your files and when they do. On this page, learn how to:

• Create a new Subscription for shared files or folders
• View your existing Subscriptions for shared files or folders
• Cancel a Subscription for shared files or folders

Create a new Subscription

To subscribe to a new activity for shared files or folders:

1. Check the box next to name of the file or folder that you want to subscribe to, then click Manage (see Figure 1).
   
   Figure 1
2. Click Subscriptions (see Figure 2).
   
   Figure 2
   
3. Click New Subscription (see Figure 3).
    
   Figure 3
   
4. From the Subscribe options (see Figure 4), select when you want to be notified:
   • Change events -
     For Files: Notifies you when this file is uploaded and an existing file is overwritten. Notifies you when this file is moved, deleted, copied, or downloaded. 
     For Folders: Notifies you when any of the above file changes occur to any file or sub-folder within this folder. Notifies you when a file is initially uploaded to this folder and when a file within this folder is moved. Notifies you when a sub-folder is created within this folder. Notifies you when this folder is deleted.
   • Comment events -
     Notifies you when a comment is created on this file or folder.
   • Read events - 
     For Files:Notifies you when this file is viewed/opened.
     For Folders:Notifies you& when a file within this folder is viewed/opened.
   • When event occurs - Sends you a notification immediately when an event occurs.
   • Daily report - Sends you all notifications for all of your tracked activities once daily.
   
   Figure 4
   
5. Click OK.

View your existing Subscriptions

To view your existing subscriptions for shared files or folders:

1. Check the box next to name of the file or folder that you want to view subscriptions to, then click Manage (see Figure 5).
   
   Figure 5
2. Click Subscription (see Figure 6). 
    
   Figure 6
   
3. The Subscription page appears (see Figure 7), which lists all your current tracked activities.
   
   Figure 7

Cancel a Subscription

To cancel a subscription for shared files or folders:

1. Check the box next to name of the file or folder that you want cancel subscriptions to, then click Manage (see Figure 8).
   
   Figure 8
2. Click Subscription (see Figure 9). 
   
   Figure 9
   
3. Check the box next to the subscription you want to delete, then click Unsubscribe (see Figure 10).
   
   Figure 10
   Note: Subscription notifications are automatically canceled when:
   • A file or folder is deleted.
   • Permissions of a file or folder are changed such that the person no longer has access to view or edit that file or folder.