Add users to a folder with different permissions

April 28, 2025

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This article provides the steps necessary to add users to a folder with different permissions.

Requirements to add a user to a folder

Admin permissions on the folder

Note:

Users can only view folders (and the files contained within) if they have been added to that folder.

Open a folder in ShareFile.
Select People on this Folder.
Select Add People to this folder.
Type the name of the users you want to add. Begin to type (name or email address) to search from all users already in the system or click on the address book icon to search from a select list of users and distribution groups.
Unselect Apply settings to subfolders to not give grant folder permissions to subfolders until the different permissions are applied.
- Recommendation: Unselect Notify added users until the different permissions are applied.
Choose the folder permissions that apply to as many of the users as possible and click Add.
Under People on this Folder, edit the folder permissions for specific users.
- Recommendation: Use Search folder users to locate specific users in a large list. Also, select Apply permissions to subfolders to apply these users permission to subfolders within this folder.
Click Save to apply these permission changes.

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Add users to a folder with different permissions

April 28, 2025

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April 28, 2025

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Add users to a folder with different permissions

Requirements to add a user to a folder

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