Manage the users of your folders

As an AOBox owner, you can:

Access the Manage users pop-up

Remove a user from a shared folder

Change a user's role on a shared folder

Set a sharing expiration for a user

Access the Manage users pop-up

1. Open a shared folder.

2. To access the options for managing users, you can:

• select More actions > Manage users 

• press Manage users in the Shared with pop-up

The users who currently have access to the shared folder through AOBox are displayed in the Manage users pop-up. AOBox recovers their name and avatar (if defined).

Note: If you shared your folder with users via Google Drive, these users aren't displayed in AOBox. 

Remove a user from a shared folder

1. In the Manage users pop-up, press the trash button next to the user you want to remove.

2. To reinstate a user you removed, press the back button next to the user.

3. Press Save. A success message appears at the bottom of the pop-up.

Note: The user no longer has access to the shared folder and its subfolders.

Change a user's role on a shared folder

1. In the Manage users pop-up, select a new role from the drop-down menu next to the user.
Learn more: User roles and actions.

2. Press Save. A success message appears at the bottom of the pop-up.

Note: The user's new role applies to the shared folder and its subfolders.

Tip: You can activate notifications so you're notified whenever a guest uploads content in your folder.

Set a sharing expiration for a user 

You can limit how long each of your guests can access your shared folders. 

Note: You can also set a sharing expiration at the folder level.

1. In the Manage users pop-up, press the Set expiration button next to the required user.

2. Enter a date in the field. After this date, the user will no longer have access to any shared folders in AOBox.

Note: You can change the date of the sharing expiration at any time before the currently defined date.

3. To remove a defined sharing expiration, press Cancel expiration next to the required user.

4. Press Save.