Allow users to share a folder (Method 1)
This guide illustrates how to allow multiple users to access a single Windows folder, by creating a subfolder
under each user's home folder which maps to that Windows folder.
In order to achieve that, you simply need to create a sub-folder in the virtual file-system underneath the home folder of each user,
which all map to the same folder in the Windows file-system.
Firstly, ensure that the users have already been created in the 'Users' panel. In this guide, 'FredJones' and 'JoeSmith' non-Windows users will be used.
- Select the 'Folders' panel from the side-bar menu.
- Add a Windows subfolder underneath the home folder of each user, that maps to the same folder in the Windows file-system.
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Select the 'FredJones' user from the list then click 'Add sub-folder'.
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Select the 'Windows Folder' menu item.
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Select a folder which will be shared among the users, e.g. 'SharedFolder'.
You can also create a new one via the 'New Folder' button.
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The result will look like this.
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Repeat steps 2.a to 2.c for 'JoeSmith' user.
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Give full access permissions to the folder to the owner.
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In Free/Standard edition, select both users, then select 'Owner (full)' option in the 'Folder Properties' window.
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In Professional/Enterprise MFT, select both users, then check all permission checkboxes in the 'Owner' tab.
- Finally, click the 'Apply changes' button at the top right of the CompleteFTP Manager, in order to save the changes.