One problem we’ve had with sharing files in HipChat is that there was no good way to go back and find them.  We’d share a mockup of a design one day, but the next day it had scrolled off our history. We’d either have to post a link to it or share it again.  In comes the files and links sidebar:

Files and Links Sidebar

As you can see, we show the latest files and links shared in any room (or private chat).  It lets you quickly find that last screen shot shared by your designer or the sales data that was uploaded last week.  Use the links section to find that link to yesterday’s top Digg story you wanted to share on Facebook.

We hope it makes sharing things in HipChat a little easier.

If you have any issues with the new sidebar or just want to give some feedback, visit our help site at http://help.hipchat.com