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DSG
New member | Level 2
9 years ago
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Permissions for Sub-Folders

Hi People,

 

Drop box Business user.

 

We have 3 folders at the highest level..

 

Folder 1

Folder 2

Team folder

 

We have different permissions for access to Folder 1 & Folder 2 depending on staff's requirements. Some staff can only access Folder 2, but all can access Folder 1.

 

Team Folder is not used (could be the solution, see below)

 

We now have the need to lock certain folders within Folder 1 and Folder 2 to just 1 or 2 users e.g

 

Folder 1>Financials

Folder 2>Financials

 

My impression is this cant be done using our structure unless we move these folders to their own folder 'Folder 3' and set permissions for that.

 

A bit of googling makes me beleive this may be possible in the 'Team Folder' as these have extra features.. If so how do I do it?  and can I move Folder 1 and Folder 2 inside of 'Team Folder' with ease or is it a PITA?

 

Thanks

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  • Sanchez's avatar
    Sanchez
    9 years ago
    Hi there, 
     
    Any sub-folder will inherit the sharing properties of the parent folder. That is, if you give users access to a folder, they will be able to access any sub-folders within it. If you add other users to the sub-folders, and they will not have access to the folders above it, but they will be able to access anything within the folder (and subsequent sub-folders). Here’s a bit more info
    With Team folders, you have to create groups for the initial share of the folder. A group can consist of one or more users. Within the Team folder, you can then create sub-folders, and share with individual users. 
     
    I hope this helps! 
    Thanks

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  • StephenG's avatar
    StephenG
    Helpful | Level 5
    8 years ago

    Wish I had read these posts before upgrading. I think the main issue here is that the promise of "granular support" is misleading as the higher tiers do not offer granular support after all.

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