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SharePoint How to Prevent Folders from Moving in Document Library?
Hi DatNguyen22
If you want to maintain all users having edit permissions for files in those folders then you cannot stop them moving folders.
Only way to do it would be to make folders read only to those users. Maintaining files under those folders if they need to have edit rights is not practical.
Andrew Hodges , there's no way to adjust this?
Hello DatNguyen22l,
Your "folders" are only a way of view - an option if you activate or deactivate the folder view in a sharePoint View -
It doesnt make sense to folders in the same library, if your members have the same rights. You could add several more libraries according to your hierarchy, not only with one library.
I would realize your hierarchy with several document libraries and different groups on certain permission levels. Thats the basic thinking in SharePoint:
1) forget folders - think with libraries, Views and Metadata
2) set up your members NOT with personal permissions but only in this way: Groups have permissions and persons will be invited in Groups (with that permissions!)
To show you, what i mean with the folder option button i send you a little video.
Hope that helps, Eva
Eva Vogel thanks for posting that video, it's really helpful
