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Fmod
Explorer | Level 3
Can we protect a folder so it can never be moved or deleted
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Jay
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Hi @Fmod, could you let us know how this would improve your workflow? Are you talking about a private or shared folder?

 

What about in the instances that a user could delete everything in the folder itself?

 

This will help me to assist further!


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Fmod
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I share 2 folders that contain folders for each of my clients.   I would like those I share these with the ability to add files to the folders, make a new sub folder but not move or delete the folders.   I’d like to keep that on an admin level and not shared level

Jay
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Currently, that wouldn't be possible, since if a user has edit access to a shared folder, this means that any changes can be made within that folder, including moving or deleting subfolders.

 

The only possibility in this instance would be to share each subfolder individually, this way the folders can't be moved or deleted.


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