Disable Folder Rename capability
I would like to have a Folder properties setting to disable Folder Rename (even for Editors).
I was testing setting up departmental folders to replicate our group file server. I want all members of the department to be able to add/remove/delete files in their folder. I was able to do that by assigning them the editor role, but that allows them to change the root level folder name. Is there a way to prevent that?
For instance, I create folders for accounting, finance, etc. I want those folders to keep the names I set and I do not want the users to be able to change them. Anything they do inside is fine with me.
AdminSeth Klein
(Admin, Box)
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Interesting suggestion, but we’re not able to prioritize this given competing priorities.
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Anonymous
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Hi, this is a great question. @Box, please look into it.
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Anonymous
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Please bring this up for review, Dropbox for Business has had this feature for years, Box should be able to do it as well.
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Anonymous
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Can you try to reconsider this problem now, after 4 years? We are having serious issues with users repeatedly renaming our root folders, there are at least two threads with this problem, the second one is here https://pulse.box.com/forums/909778-help-shape-the-future-of-box/suggestions/37403950-block-root-shared-folder-renaming
Everywhere in the IT world, the most typical scenario for sharing is folders created by some admin/HQ/IT dpt and those shared to users with various permissions, with one thing common - you never want the user to tamper with the name of the share itself - no matter if it is smb, sharepoint, NAS etc. This is definitely a Co-Owner/Owner permission, not editor - now there is no full r/w role without tampering with the root folder itself, it would make much more sense to leave this only for Owners/Co-Owners, or to give us the possibility to force this in enterprise settings (something like Only Owners/Co-Owners can rename the root folders"). Thank you