Shared with me

When someone shares a chat with you from DataMind Oda, it arrives as a read-only copy under Shared with me in your sidebar. You can read it, download the files it carries, and continue the work in a chat of your own. To share a chat you own, see Share a chat.

The Shared with me list

The section sits in the sidebar between Pinned and your workspaces. It appears only when something is shared with you. The column itself is covered in Chats and workspaces in the sidebar.

• Each row shows who shared the chat, its title or Untitled conversation when it has none, and when it was shared.
• Hover a row for the card Shared by {name}.
• Three chats show at a time. Show N more loads the next shares, and Show less folds the list back.
• With the sidebar folded to its icon strip, the Shared with me icon opens the column again.
• Oda keeps the list up to date by itself, so a new share appears without a restart.

Read a chat shared with you

1. Open the chat's row under Shared with me.
2. The copy opens marked Read-only: you can read it and download its files, but you cannot add messages to it.

A shared chat is a copy, not a live view: it holds the conversation as it was when the sender shared or updated it, and it never follows the sender's chat on its own.

What the copy holds:

• The shared transcript, with its formatting.
• Charts, KPI cards, diagrams and images. Images show up to 10 MB; an image that cannot be shown reads Image not available.
• Files sent with messages, as Attached file: <name> lines.
• Tool steps as cards: expand one for its Input and Output. A step that failed is tagged Failed.
• A page built in the chat, which opens in a pane beside the conversation.

When a shared chat will not open

Oda names the reason:

• While the copy loads, it reads Loading conversation….
• A copy with nothing in it reads This conversation has no messages.
• A copy made with a newer version of DataMind Oda than the one you run reads This conversation was shared from a newer version of DataMind Oda. Update DataMind Oda, then open the copy again.
• A share the sender stopped, or one that no longer includes you, reads This conversation is no longer shared with you. Ask the sender to share the chat again; this state offers no Retry. Opened by its link, the same state reads This shared conversation does not exist or is not shared with you.
• Any other failure reads Could not load this conversation. {message} with Retry. Choose it to load the copy again.

Download a file from the copy

1. Find the file in the shared copy.
2. Choose Download beside it. The button carries the file's name: Download {name}.

• Oda saves the file into your Downloads folder and confirms Saved to {path}. It never overwrites an existing file: if the name is taken, the download gets a new one, for example report (2).xlsx.
• If it fails, Oda reads Could not download {name}. {message}, for example with The file could not be downloaded. Try the download again.
• A download of something that is not part of the copy reads This file is not part of the shared conversation., and one whose stored file is gone reads This file is no longer available. Ask the sender to update the share.
• Open in browser opens the share in a new tab of your usual browser (A shared chat on the web covers that view).

Continue the work in your own Oda

1. In the shared copy, choose Continue in my Oda. While Oda prepares the copy, the button reads Starting….
2. Choose where the copy should live: the workspace that was open when you opened the share (Current workspace · {name}), another of your workspaces, or Choose folder… to pick a folder yourself.

Oda saves the share's files into that folder and opens a new chat of your own, titled with the share title. How Oda works inside the folder you pick is covered in Choosing folders.

• The conversation. The shared chat becomes the history of your new chat as completed turns; messages from one side that followed each other join into one turn, and tool calls and attachments are kept as short summary lines.
• The opening. If the shared copy begins with Oda's reply, the new chat starts with the message Continue from this shared conversation.
• Your own copy. Continuing changes neither the shared copy nor the sender's chat.
• If some files cannot be saved, Oda names them: Some files could not be saved: {names}.
• If the copy cannot be made, Oda reads Could not continue the conversation. {message}. Read the message, fix what it names, and try again. The message can be Choose an existing folder to continue the conversation in. when the folder does not exist, or This shared conversation has no messages to continue. when the share holds nothing to copy.

Questions, answered

Why is Shared with me missing from my sidebar?

The section appears only when at least one chat has been shared with you. If your sidebar is folded to its icon strip, choose the Shared with me icon to open the column again.

Does the list update when someone shares a new chat with me?

Yes. Oda keeps the list up to date by itself, so a new share appears without a restart.

Can I write in a chat shared with me?

No. The copy is read-only, marked Read-only. You can read it and download its files, but you cannot add messages. To carry the work on, continue it in your own Oda.

How do I see who shared a chat with me?

The row names the person who shared it, and hovering it shows the card Shared by {name}.

What does Failed mean on a step in a shared chat?

The sender's run had a tool step that failed, and the copy keeps it tagged Failed. Expand the card to read its Input and Output.

Where do downloaded files go?

Into your Downloads folder, and Oda confirms Saved to {path}. If a file with that name is already there, the download gets a fresh name such as report (2).xlsx; nothing is replaced.

Which folder does Continue in my Oda use?

You choose each time. The menu leads with the workspace that was open when you opened the share (Current workspace · {name}), then your other workspaces, then Choose folder… to pick a folder yourself.

What happens to the shared copy when I continue a chat?

Nothing. Continuing makes your own copy: the conversation and its files go into a chat of yours, and the shared copy and the sender's chat stay as they are.

Why does a shared chat say it was shared from a newer version?

The copy was made with a newer version of DataMind Oda than the one you run, so Oda cannot open it. Update DataMind Oda, then open the copy again.

Does a shared chat keep up with the sender's changes?

No. A share holds the conversation as it was when the sender shared or updated it. To bring in newer messages and files, the sender updates the share: see Share a chat.