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How do I prevent users form moving folders in shared drives without permission?
Hi, I know this has been asked before but so far I have not found a solution that is able to solve my problem.
In the shared drives/ folders. the users need to have full permission to read, write edit, delete ( everything) except to move the folders/ files around because it just gets lost in transition literally.
If I cannot limit their ability to just move the file around, how do I set the PC to have warning prompts everytime they try to move the folders?
Or any other suggestions? Thanks a lot!
In the shared drives/ folders. the users need to have full permission to read, write edit, delete ( everything) except to move the folders/ files around because it just gets lost in transition literally.
If I cannot limit their ability to just move the file around, how do I set the PC to have warning prompts everytime they try to move the folders?
Or any other suggestions? Thanks a lot!
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Thanks Arnold for your quick reply. Just an additional question, it is possible for me to set the permissions for individual folders? Instead of like the whole shared drive.
Yes, Sure you can.
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thank you two_people_hk for the response. Can your further elborate how I can do it?
I managed to set the permissions of all files and subfolders in a certain folder that users cannot delete and course move then. However, i could not get the main folder not to move. It still gets drag to other folders.
On top of that, I realised I am not able to rename files nor folders. I guess it is also under the category of not being able to delete any files?
I managed to set the permissions of all files and subfolders in a certain folder that users cannot delete and course move then. However, i could not get the main folder not to move. It still gets drag to other folders.
On top of that, I realised I am not able to rename files nor folders. I guess it is also under the category of not being able to delete any files?
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Thank you guys for all the advice..
The users reflected that they want to still be able to delete or move folders if there is a need. So.... I guess I would just have to look for a solution else where...
sigh.. they are the ones who are moving the files around and also the ones who demand a solution to stop that. what'S the world coming to..
The users reflected that they want to still be able to delete or move folders if there is a need. So.... I guess I would just have to look for a solution else where...
sigh.. they are the ones who are moving the files around and also the ones who demand a solution to stop that. what'S the world coming to..
A move is a write a copy and delete the original.
You could enable object auditing this way you will have events of files moved.
Not sure how you think you can generate an alert when someone is accessing a network share or a mapped drive, with a, "Hey stop what you are doing." message.
Are these documents that are being stored in the shared folder? If so, you might need to look into getting a Content Management that will give you the granular control of allowing users to create/edit documents, while denying them the ability to alter the hierarchical structure of the CM. The use of such a tool that also has a search functionality could simplify things.