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Folder Alias

A Folder Alias is like a shortcut that you can create in a node of the folders tree to point to another folder stored somewhere else.

Creating an Alias

Just select a folder where you have the permission to create new items, right-click on it and select Create alias

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Then the system will ask you to select the referenced folder, choose it and confirm.

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The referenced folder will appear now under the selected node as a new element. The alias is not a copy but just a weak reference and the user can do on it all the actions he is granted in the referenced folder.

This is particularly useful when you want to grant access to a nested folder to a group of users that cannot enter the original tree. In cases like this, you will create proper aliases in location where those users can access.

When a folder has aliases pointing to it, they are also listed in the Aliases section of the details panel.

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