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Comment: added information about the more limited options when sharing a file and not a folder

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  •  Can share(Kan delen): If you enable this option, the person with whom you share the files and folders can also share them with someone else.
  •  Can edit (Kan wijzigen): If you enable this option, the person with whom you share can change the files and folders, delete them and create new files in a folder.
  •  Create(Creëer): If you disable this option, the person with whom you share will not be able to create new files in a folder.
  •  Change(Wijzig): If you disable this option, the person with whom you share cannot change the file.
  •  Delete(Verwijderen): If you disable this option, the person with whom you share cannot delete the file or folder.

Please note that when sharing only a file and not a folder, only the options Can Share, Can Edit, and Change are available.

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titleScenario 1: The person with whom you share may do anything with the files and folders
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If you share a file or folder, this is the default setting. You  trust the person with whom you share and this person may perform any operation on the folder or file including deletion, see the example below:


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titleScenario 2: The person with whom you share may do anything with the files but may not share them with anyone else
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In the previous scenario, the person with whom yous you shared the files or folders had have all permissions. In this scenario, this person can edit (create/change/delete) files and folder, but cannot share the files or folders with a third person via Research Drive.


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titleScenario 5: Persons are only allowed to upload files, and have no permissions to view or modify them
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In this scenario, persons are only allowed to upload files or folders, and have no permissions to view or modify the files or folders.

A example is the submission of an assignment by students. Students can submit their assigment by uploading it, and cannot view or edit the assignments of other students.

Another example is that you are collaborationg with a couple of external partners and they have to upload their data while the other partners are not allowed to view/edit/download the data.

Another way to For this scenario you could use the Drop file function. To let people drop their files (upload only) is the create can be done by creating a public link and choose the option 'Drop file'.Image Removed