ShareFile Employee vs Client permissions table

Updated on Oct 26, 2026

The table below lists which user permissions are available to Employee and Client users. Yes indicates availability; No indicates the permission is not available.

Permission Name	Employee	Client
Create Root Level Folders	Yes	No
Share and Request Files*	Yes	No
Be Folder Admin	Yes	Yes
Own Personal Folders	Yes	No
Own File Box	Yes	No
Access Personal Settings	Yes	Yes
Access Advanced and FTP Connection Settings*	Yes	Yes
Be granted Admin Permissions	Yes	No
Be granted Super User role	Yes	No
Create employee users and manage permissions	Yes	No
Create client users*	Yes	No
Access Inbox for Received Messages	Yes	Yes
Access Inbox for Sent Messages	Yes	No
Create distribution groups	Yes	No
Edit Shared Address Book	Yes	No
Modify Account Appearance	Yes	No
Run Reports	Yes	No
Create or access Connectors	Yes	No
Configure single-sign on settings	Yes	No
Send Encrypted Email	Yes	No
Edit Document*	Yes	Yes
ShareFile for Outlook*	Yes	No
ShareFile for Windows	Yes	Yes
ShareFile for iOS	Yes	Yes
ShareFile for Android	Yes	Yes
Mobile Editing	Yes	Yes
Send document for e-signature*	Yes	No
Manage e-signature templates*	Yes	No
Manage folder templates	Yes	No
View notification history	Yes	No