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Andreaj
New member | Level 2
22 days ago

I want to share a folder but the files in it say only I have access to edit them

I am trying to share a folder and the sub folders and files within , but the files say only i have access to edit how do i change this ?  
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Andreaj's avatar
Andreaj
New member | Level 2
22 days ago

Hi Hannah , 

 I shared the main folder , then i have folders within that   see below:

 

 

The people i am sharing with can only see the planning file how do i change the others so they can edit / look at the files within ?

 

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Jay
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22 days ago

Hi Andreaj, the icons show that they are team folders with the building icon on them, so they aren't normal shared folders. 

This means that you need to share each one individually to a group of users on your team, by following these steps.

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