---
title: "Set User Permissions for Folders"
url: "https://helpdesk.kontainer.com/article/set-user-permissions-for-folders/"
type: "article"
category: ["Admin settings", "Users, groups & permissions"]
tags: ["Admin users only", "DAM"]
language: "en"
published: "2020-10-20T08:30:40+00:00"
updated: "2026-01-07T13:21:25+00:00"
summary: "You can give detailed access rights for all folders for groups or individual users. There are five permission levels: None View Download Upload Delete With Delete rights, a user can also create new fo…"
---

# Set User Permissions for Folders

You can give detailed access rights for all folders for groups or individual users. There are five permission levels:

1. None
2. View
3. Download
4. Upload
5. Delete

With **Delete rights**, a user can also create new folders. They can create subfolders in the specific folders they have Delete rights to.

![Kontainer Permissions 12](https://helpdesk.kontainer.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Image-12.png?v=1763368897)

## Via access settings

Go to **Access > Groups** or **Users**. Select a group or user and go to **Folder Access**. Then, set the folder access rights for this group or individual user at hand.

Please note that **subfolders automatically inherit** access unless manually overwritten. Below, you can see an example where the inheritance has been manually revoked in one subfolder:

## Via folder permissions

Permissions can also be accessed from the top right corner of a folder.

![Kontainer Permissions 13](https://helpdesk.kontainer.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Image-13.png?v=1763368897)

This shortcut is to check or edit access to that specific folder.

![Kontainer Permissions 14](https://helpdesk.kontainer.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Image-14.png?v=1763368897)

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Read a lot more about permissions and access rights in our user guide [**here**](https://helpdesk.kontainer.com/article/permissions/).

## Other languages

- [Deutsch](https://helpdesk.kontainer.com/de/article/berechtigungen-fuer-ordner-einstellen/index.md)

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