Permissions define what an internal user or external partner is allowed to do with a particular folder and its contents.
As an internal user you have preset permissions for existing folders.
When creating a new folder, you will be granted the preset permissions.
When inviting other people to a shared item, you grant them specific permissions.
Note: Depending on the configuration, you might not be able to grant permissions to other persons.
You have the following permissions for folders that already exist:
You are the owner of your personal folders.
The owner has the same permissions as an administrator. The owner has all permissions for this folder. The owner can grant other users permissions to the folder.
You are allowed to create folders and objects in public folders.
You are allowed to view folders and read objects in the Global Address book.
Depending on where you create a new folder, particular rights are assigned to you.
If you create a new folder in a personal folder:
You are the owner.
In the E-Mail app and the Drive app, other users inherit their permissions for the parent folder. In the other apps, other users do not inherit permissions.
If you create a new folder in the folder:
You are the owner.
Other users will get no rights. You have to set the permissions for the new folder. If you then create new subfolders in this folder, the permissions for this folder are inherited by the new subfolders.
If you create a new folder in the shared folder of another user:
The user who shared the folder is the administrator of the new folder.
You are the author of the new folder.
An author is allowed to change or delete existing objects, to create and edit new objects, and to create subfolders.
Other users will get the same rights as for the parent folder.
Note: You need to have the permission to create objects in the shared folder.
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Parent topic: Managing Data with Folders