Data Organisation and Shares

The folder type defines the folder access for the users. The following folder types exist in the folder view:

• Personal folders

  • Personal folders contain your email messages, contacts, appointments, tasks, and files. Other users cannot view your personal folders, unless you share them with other users.

  • Your personal folders for contacts, appointments, tasks, and files can be found below My address books, My calendars, My tasks, My files in the respective app.

Depending on the configuration, the following folder types are available in addition:

• Public folders

  • Public folders contain contacts, appointments, and documents that are of common interest to all users. Each user can create public folders and share them with other users.

  • The public folders for contacts, appointments, tasks, and files can be found below Public address books, Public calenders, Public tasks, Public files in the respective app.

• Shared folders

  • Shared folders have been shared with you by other users with read or write access.

  • The shared folders for contacts, appointments, tasks, and files can be found below Shared address books, Shared calenders, Shared tasks, Shared files in the respective app.

Related topics:

• What is the purpose of permissions?

Parent topic: Managing Data with Folders