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Working with folders

What you can do with folders that you do not own depends on the access level that you have.

Folder permissions

There are three primary levels of access for any folder: Owner, Editor, and Reader. Folder owners can choose to allow other people to share files. See Working with files for the access levels available for files.

To see what access you have for a folder, open the folder page and click the Sharing tab.

Option Reader Editor Owner
Create and delete a subfolder

Note: You must have Editor or Owner access to the top-level folder.
Add files to a folder
Share a folder
Edit folder or subfolder properties

Note: You must have Editor or Owner access to the top-level folder.
Delete a folder
Move a folder
Follow a folder

Parent topic: Collaborating on files and folders

Related information

Using folders

Sharing files and folders

Moving files and folders