When should I use Team Folders or Shared Folders in Qsync?
Applicable Products
- Qsync Central
- Qsync Client
- Qsync Pro
Recommendation
Both team folders and shared folders can be synced with Qsync, and both folder types are intended to be shared between users. Choosing which folder type to use will depend on several factors including how your organization is structured. The following table presents the important characteristics of team folders and shared folders:
| Folder Type | Folder Locations | Assignable Entities | Assignable Permissions | Sharing Scenario |
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| Team folders | inside /home/.Qsync |
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| Shared folders | outside /home |
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Use a shared folder when you have many people in your organization and require different users to have different levels of access. For example, a shared folder is appropriate when you have more than 20 users and some users will have only read access, while other users, like admins, will have read write access. Alternatively, use a team folder when your organization is small, and all users will have equal read write access.
In summary, shared folders are suitable for sharing files down the organizational hierarchy while preventing unauthorized file editing, and team folders are suitable for sharing files across the organization where all users can edit files.
Further Reading
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