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Do you have to have permission to delete subfolders?
Delete: this permission level permits users to delete the specified file or folder. If you do not have this privilege on a file or folder, and the permission on Delete subfolders and files is permitted on the parent folder, you can still carry out the delete action.
Can a user delete a folder on my computer?
If they have full control or edit rights, they have the ability to delete, this is unless you explicitly set permissions to a folder or file for that user, otherwise inherit takes over.
How to allow users to rename folders but not be?
The easy workaround when users complain that they can’t rename the folder is to have them create the folder on their desktop then COPY it to the desired network location. Then they can delete the folder from their desktop. The trick is to COPY not MOVE. Copy will inherit security, move will take the security with it.
How to allow creation of files but not delete?
Delete subfolders and files: this permission level permits users to delete subfolders and files, even if Delete privileges are disallowed on the subfolder or file. Delete: this permission level permits users to delete the specified file or folder.
How do I change the permissions for this folder?
On the window that pops up, click “Change Permissions” Then, click the “Edit” button. Ensure that the “Apply to:” section selects “This folder, subfolders and files”. Next click on “Show Advanced Permissions”.
Can a user edit a file without permission?
As stated in my original posting, this is not “purely a permission issue” as I stated that the users who are having problems editing the file have FULL AND TOTAL access specified in the security tab of the folder and the file itself.
Can a user save to the public folder?
Virtual Machine running on VMware. users have XP or Win 7. I have a folder called “public” which has ‘everyone’ with full control. users generally create a folder inside the public folder to share docs with everyone else. starting yesterday I started to have a couple of users complain that they cannot save to the public folder.
When to use read and write permissions in NTFS?
If you do not have this privilege on a file or folder, and the permission on Delete subfolders and files is permitted on the parent folder, you can still carry out the delete action. Read permissions: this permission level permits users to read permissions on a file or folder; for example, Read permissions and Write permissions.
What are the permissions for creating a file?
Create files / write data: just like the name suggests, this permission level allows users to create files within the specified folder as well as add or remove the file’s content. In this case, to allow creation of files, this option is checked.