Sharing permissions explained

When you share with people, you give each of them one of three access levels. You can change it at any time.

#The three access levels

Can view is the default level. Whiteboards do not offer Can Download.

#Folders

The access level you give on a folder applies to the folder and to everything inside it. If you change it later, the change applies to the whole content too.

#Who owns what

You stay the owner of the items you share. A file that someone adds to your shared folder belongs to that person. To know whose storage it uses, see Whose storage do shared files use?.

#Leave a share

The people you share with can remove an item from their own list: Leave folder for a folder, Remove file for a file, or Remove from shared for several items. This removes only their access. See Find files shared with you and leave a share.

#Share links

These levels apply to people you share with by email. By default, a share link lets anyone who has it view and download the item, without editing it.