Folder permissions

Folder permissions mean the visibility of a folder for each user or user group. A folder can be set to be visible for all user accounts or to be private to only those users with express permission to view it. A folder may also be shared as a link to a ZIP download.

A user group or a single user can be granted view, edit or admin permissions to a folder. Additionally, a user's or group's permissions to given features or functions can be denied on a per-folder basis. A folder can also be set to be invisible to a user or user group.

Folder permissions cannot exceed the permissions allowed by the user account's role.

Managing folder visibility

1. To set a folder's visibility, select the desired folder and click the Share toolbar button.

2. Click 'Sharing & visibility'

 A folder's visibility setting can fall under one of four options:

Normal = The folder is visible to every user and user group that has access to the folder's parent folder or has express permission to view the folder.
Private = The folder is only visible to users and user groups with express permission to view the specific folder.
All organisation users = The folder is visible to all user accounts.
Public ZIP download = The folder's contents may be downloaded via a web link

3. By clicking Save, the selected visibility setting will be applied.

Folder permission levels

1. To edit the folder's permissions specific to a given user or user group, select the folder and click the Share toolbar button.

2. Click the group whose permissions you wish to edit.

3. To set an individual user's permissions, click the Plus button next to the Users heading, look up the user account and select it from the dropdown list.

4. Set the permission level selector to the desired level.

The permission level selector provides five different permission level options:

No access = Access to the folder and its contents is denied for the user or user group.
Inherit = The folder inherits any permissions set for the user or user group for the folder's parent folder.
View = The user or group has access to view and download the folder and its contents.
Edit = The user or group may view, edit, download, add and delete files in the folder.
Admin = The user or group has the widest range of permissions to interact with the folder and its contents.

If you'd like to fine tune the permissions for a user or group, click the 'Advanced permissions' disclosure triangle and adjust each action permission to your liking.

5. Click Save and the permission settings will take effect.