With the release of PreVeil’s 4.0.0 build, we have introduced a new feature to support subfolder sharing. This means that users can share folders that are under or inside other folders in a file tree with differing permissions and different recipients.

Key Feature Highlights

While subfolders can be shared, there are a couple of key aspects of the functionality that are worth knowing. To illustrate these key points, let us assume the following file structure.

Example scenario: User 1 has the following new folder structure created with the 4.0.0 version of the software.

            Folder1->{Folder 2->{Folder 4, Folder 5}, Folder3}

            Assume that User 1 has shared Folder 1 with User 2 with Edit & Share permission. 

With this example in place, the following key aspects of the feature can be stated:      

• User 2 will retain the Edit & Share permission for all the subfolders of Folder 1. In other words, User 2’s permission cannot be changed for the subfolders of Folder 1.

• Any subfolder of Folder 1 can be independently shared with additional users with different permission levels. For instance:

  • Folder 5 can be shared with User 3 with Read Only permission

  • Folder 3 can be shared with User 4 with Edit permission.

Tips & Tricks

• Create an empty folder, share that folder, and then add files once the share have been sent. (You can add content before sharing, but this can take longer due to file upload/sync operations that must complete first.)

• If you plan to share a parent folder and subfolders within, share the parent folder first. If you share the subfolders first, you will be blocked from sharing the parent.

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