Access control list for subfolders

 

Have you check out this article on Understanding Folder Permissions?

 

Permissions in Box always follow our waterfall permission model. This means that when you add a user to a parent folder that same level of access is automatically inherited by all of the sub folders that exist in the structure at the time you add the user, as well as to any new folders that get created there later on. There is not a way of changing this behavior in Box at the individual user level.

We understand that this may not be what you're used to. There are two main reasons we've implemented this model: 1. we want to make it easy for you to see who has access to what at a glance; 2. we want to create a consistent user experience within folder trees.

We also understand that there are occasions where you need one group of your users to be able to have a lower level of access at the parent folder (e.g., viewer), while allowing a smaller subset within that group to make changes or to have co-owner privileges. The way we can accomplish that in Box is through group permissions. See this diagram here for example.

I hope that this helps to clarify how our permissions work in Box.

Best, 

France