Sharing subfolders makes collaboration more flexible and well-structured. By inviting contributors only to specific subfolders within a folder, you can ensure that the right team members have access to the right level of information. You can set and change permissions for different members and revoke access to the subfolders once it’s no longer needed.
To keep things safe and secure in the background we introduced the next generation of folders within Tresorit. While it is as secure as the classic folders, it has the extra capability to support subfolder sharing. You can create new folders or upload your existing folders to next-gen folders in Tresorit like before, but you can also invite collaborators to different subfolders only, without sharing the whole folder.
📝 Note: Subfolder share is only possible in next-gen folders. But you can move classic folder’s content into a next-gen folder.
How to create and share subfolders
- Windows
- Mac
- iOS
- Webclient
- Click Create folder and choose next-gen folder in the folder creation popup
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Select a next-gen folder or subfolder
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Choose Sharing and Members from the list of actions on the right.
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Click Invite members.
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Enter email addresses of collaborators you wish to invite.
📝 Note: Enter email addresses of collaborators who are already Tresorit users.
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Set up access permissions and add a message.
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All done!
- Click Create folder and choose next-gen folder in the folder creation popup
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Select a next-gen folder or subfolder
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Choose Sharing and Members from the list of actions on the right.
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Click Invite members.
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Enter email addresses of collaborators you wish to invite.
📝 Note: Enter email addresses of collaborators who are already Tresorit users.
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Set up access permissions and add a message.
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All done!
- Tap the ＋ plus icon </strong >at the bottom.
- Tap Create a folder </strong >and choose next-gen folder in the folder creation popup
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Select a next-gen folder or subfolder
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Choose Sharing and Members from the list of actions.
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Tap to Invite members.
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Enter email addresses of collaborators you wish to invite.
📝 Note: Enter email addresses of collaborators who are already Tresorit users.
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Set up access permissions and add a message.
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All done!
- Click Create folder and choose next-gen folder in the folder creation popup</strong >
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Select a next-gen folder or subfolder
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Choose Share from the list of actions on the right.
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Click Invite members.
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Enter email addresses of collaborators you wish to invite.
📝 Note: Enter email addresses of collaborators who are already Tresorit users.
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Set up access permissions and add a message.
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All done!
📝 Note: different levels of permissions are only available for paid subscriptions. Read more about how user roles and permissions work in Tresorit.
How do I know what type of folders I have?
📝 Note: All Folders created after December 2023. are next-gen folders by default.
You can use ‘group by type’ option to organize your folders easily.
- Windows
- Mac
Limitations
Platform related limitations
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The feature is currently available on Windows, Mac, the Webclient and iOS.
- A limited version of the feature is available on Android and Linux.
User management limitations
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User membership can be edited on the same or lower folder level (removing a subfolder member or changing their permission level).
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To invite a subfolder member to the folder above or to the parent folder you need to remove them from the subfolder first, since this operation requires the complete update of cryptographic access in the background.
Folder level limitations
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Just like in case of shared parent folders, moving shared subfolders is not available (you can move their contents).
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Only members of the parent folder can access file versions in the next-gen folders (file versions are not available for users who are only members of subfolders).
- The Camera Uploads and Other Uploads folders are created automatically as classic folders, so their contents can be shared via links. You can’t change this.