{"id":"delta-drive.can-i-give-one-person-different-access-on-a-share","url":"/faq/delta-drive/can-i-give-one-person-different-access-on-a-share","category":{"id":"delta-drive","title":"Delta Drive, Delta Trust & My Drive"},"subcategory":{"id":"sharing","title":"Sharing and comments"},"question":"Can I give one person different access on a Delta Drive share?","alt_questions":["Per-person permissions Delta Drive","Same as the share setting","Make one recipient read-only","Change someone's access on a share"],"short_answer":"Yes. Under Permissions, each person starts at Same as the share (so they follow it), or you can set them higher or lower and it sticks. Changes apply immediately.","answer_markdown":"Yes. Under **Permissions** on a share there's a row for *Everybody on this share* and one for each person, showing whether they've opened it yet.\n\nA person's row starts at **Same as the share** — a real setting, so raising the share raises them too. Set it to something specific, higher or lower, and that sticks, even when it's lower than everyone else's. Changes take effect immediately.\n\nSee [permission levels](/faq/delta-drive/what-permission-levels-can-i-give-on-a-share).","answer_html":"

Yes. Under Permissions on a share there's a row for Everybody on this share and one for each person, showing whether they've opened it yet.

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A person's row starts at Same as the share — a real setting, so raising the share raises them too. Set it to something specific, higher or lower, and that sticks, even when it's lower than everyone else's. Changes take effect immediately.

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See permission levels.

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Delta Drive, Delta Trust & My Drive · Sharing and comments

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Can I give one person different access on a Delta Drive share?

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Short answer: Yes. Under Permissions, each person starts at Same as the share (so they follow it), or you can set them higher or lower and it sticks. Changes apply immediately.

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Yes. Under Permissions on a share there's a row for Everybody on this share and one for each person, showing whether they've opened it yet.

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A person's row starts at Same as the share — a real setting, so raising the share raises them too. Set it to something specific, higher or lower, and that sticks, even when it's lower than everyone else's. Changes take effect immediately.

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See permission levels.

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