gavahu wrote:
I have about 15 related itemswhich are in "downloads" which I desire to add to an email for recipients to choose to view. To attach each one is impractical but using a link for each, to then appear in one cluster at the end of the email, seems to be the answer. How do I convert each item to a link?
If the files are not attached to the mail message, then you will need to provide remotely-accessible storage for the files or folder, and provide a link to the file or files or folder.
Your downloads folder is not remotely accessible, would be difficult to make accessible, and you don’t want to even do that.
Here is how to make a file or a folder stored in iCloud Files accessible, and you can then provide links to the file or folder in the mail message:
Share files and folders in iCloud Drive on iCloud.com - Apple Support
If the recipients each have an Apple Account, you can restrict access to the files or folders.
If the recipients don’t have an Apple Account, you can make the file or folder generally accessible to everyone on the internet that knows the link. Providing a general download link does allow anyone with the link to access the file or folder.
There are other ways to do this.