Shared Folder Permissions

The role you assign an added member when you share a folder determines the tasks they are able to do. This helps you provide the permissions necessary for every member while keeping your content secure

In some situations, there are limitations based on the task. For example, a person can have the manager role to a folder and be able to move subfolders and content to other subfolders. But if the folder they're moving content to doesn't have the same owner as the folder the content came from, they won't be allowed to complete the move. This prevents someone from having their content moved to a folder they may not have access to.

Task Owner Manager Contributor Downloader Viewer
View

View files in a shared folder.

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Download

Download files in a shared folder.

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Create members-only links

Create members-only links to shared folder or content in shared folder.

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Create public links

Create public links to shared folder or content in shared folder.

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Copy

Copy top-level shared folder or content in shared folder.

* If you are not the folder owner, copies must be made to a folder where you have the Contributor or Manager roll (write permissions).

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Move folder

Move top-level shared folder.

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Move subfolders or files

Move subfolders or files in shared folder.

** Moves must be made to a target folder with the same owner as the original shared folder.

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Delete folder

Delete top-level shared folder.

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Delete subfolders

Delete subfolders in shared folder.

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Delete files

Delete files in shared folder.

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Manage members

Manage members for shared folder.

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