Which permissions can be used?

In order to easily grant logical permission combinations, there are specific preset user roles: A user role consists of logical permission combinations. You can also grant detailed permissions. You can grant such permissions by sharing objects.

Administrator: A folder’s owner

A folder's administrator owns all permissions for this folder. The owner can grant other users permissions to the folder.
  • Folder permissions: create objects and subfolders, rename folders
  • Object permissions: read all objects, edit all objects, delete all objects

Viewer: Read permissions

A viewer can read all existing objects. A viewer has no other permissions.
  • Folder permissions: view the folder
  • Object permissions: read all objects

Reviewer: Limited edit permissions

A reviewer can read and edit existing objects. The reviewer can not create new objects though. The reviewer can not delete objects.
  • Folder permissions: view the folder
  • Object permissions: read all objects, edit all objects

Author: Full edit permissions

An author is allowed to change or delete existing objects, to create and edit new objects, and to create subfolders.
  • Folder permissions: create objects and subfolders
  • Object permissions: read all objects, edit all objects, delete all objects

Detailed permissions

The preset permissions for the user roles can be refined. The following permissions can be granted:
  • Folder
  • view the folder
  • create objects
  • create objects and subfolders
  • Read permissions
  • none
  • read own objects
  • read all objects
  • Write permissions
  • none
  • edit own objects
  • edit all objects
  • Delete permissions
  • none
  • delete own objects
  • delete all objects
Related topics:
  •  Use cases for permissions  What is the purpose of permissions? 
  •  Sharing Data  Accessing other users' shares  Editing shares  Resending an invitation  Removing shares  Viewing or editing shares in the Drive app 
Parent topic:  Sharing Data