Behavior of shared folders

Rules for how shared folders behave when moved, deleted, and restored.

Unshared folder into shared folder section_A9BAC1A244A246A984AC62660E61E0C0

You move an unshared folder into a shared folder:

Result: Both folders become shared.

Shared folder into unshared folder section_8BA83001DCEC4CF084B980C4A660F59A

You move a shared folder into an unshared folder.

Result: The unshared folder remains unshared. The shared folder remains shared.

Content from unshared folder into shared folder section_2941ED0DC52E4573AC1AB4C22313DD8E

You move content from an unshared folder into a shared folder.

Result: The content is now shared and all collaborators can see it. Storage increases by the size of the content.

Archived and deleted shared content section_5210D5F4943A44D0BA675D8EB4EAE20F

You archive or delete content that resides in a shared folder.

Result: Content is archived for the owner of the folder. Collaborators who do not own the content can no longer access it.

Owned shared content to an unshared folder section_3810A364B67E4B8C9CA244BC52BF91BB

You move content from a shared folder that you own into an unshared folder.

Result: The content is now unshared. The collaborators of the shared folder no longer have access to the content.

Unowned content to an unshared folder section_310766EBF0DC4C0BB4AB3E8A4DAEBE07

You move content from shared folder owned by someone else into an unshared folder.

Result: The content appears in the unshared folder and is removed from the shared folder. The collaborators of the shared folder no longer have access to the content. The content is archived for the owner of the shared folder.

Owners and editors can move content which they do not own, but viewers cannot. If owners and editors move content, it is not available in a shared folder for any user.

Archived or deleted owned folder section_B314B13512A5409C87C49DFDB7602E14

You archive (via web) or delete (via desktop) a shared folder that you own.

Result: The folder is unshared, then archived. The collaborators no longer have access to the folder.

Shared folder into another shared folder section_0A3F203D048D4D1586E9850DC92C51E9

You move a shared folder that you own into another shared folder that you may or may not own.

Result: As the folder is moved into Folder 2, it becomes shared with the new collaborators.

Shared content to another shared folder section_69F6C312792A4CD2831BD14A340F850E

You move content from a shared folder into another shared folder.

Result: The content appears in Folder 2 and is now shared with new collaborators. The content is removed from Folder 1 and the owner sees it as archived, while the other collaborators no longer have access to it.

Restored content from archive section_DEA990B3581741F89FBB81D18C2AB449

You restore content from an archive that belonged to a shared folder. You owned the content at the time it was archived.

Result: The content is restored to the shared folder and all collaborators can access it again. If the shared folder no longer exists, the content is put into an unshared copy of its original parent folder(s).