Permission Levels in Google Drive, Box and SharePoint
This document lists the permission levels in Google Drive, Box and SharePoint Online.
| Google Drive Permissions | Can View | Can Comment | Can Edit | Is Owner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Transfer ownership of files and folders to others | x | |||
| View files and folders | x | x | x | x |
| Download or sync files to another device | x | x | x | x |
| Make a copy of files to save in Google Drive | x | x | x | x |
| Comment and suggest edits in files | x | x | x | |
| Edit documents, spreadsheets, presentations and drawings | x | x | ||
| Share or unshare files with others | x | x | ||
| Add or remove files from a folder | x | x | ||
| Upload and delete file versions | x | x | ||
| Delete files and folders | x |
| Box Permissions | Co-Owner | Editor | Viewer Uploader | Previewer Uploader | Viewer | Previewer | Uploader |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Download | x | x | x | x | x | ||
| View/Add Comments | x | x | x | x | x | x | |
| Delete Files/Folders | x | x | |||||
| Create Tasks | x | x | x | x | |||
| Tag | x | x | |||||
| Invite People | x | x | |||||
| Edit Folder Name | x | x | |||||
| Create Subfolders | x | x | x | x | x | ||
| Edit Folder Settings | x | x | |||||
| Preview | x | x | x | x | x | x | |
| Send View-Only Links | x | x | x | ||||
| Upload | x | x | x | x | x | ||
| View Items in Folder | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| Sync Folder | x | x | |||||
| Set Access Permissions | x | x | |||||
| Restrict Invitation | x | ||||||
| View Access Stats | x | x | |||||
| Move/Copy | x | x |
| SharePoint Online Permissions | Full Control | Design | Edit | Contribute | Read | Limited Access | Approve | Manage Hierarchy | Restricted Read | View Only |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manage Permissions | x | x | ||||||||
| View Web Analytics Data | x | x | ||||||||
| Create Subsites | x | x | ||||||||
| Create Tasks | x | x | ||||||||
| Tag | x | x | x | x | ||||||
| Invite People | x | x | x | |||||||
| Edit Folder Name | x | x | ||||||||
| Create Subfolders | x | |||||||||
| Edit Folder Settings | x | x | x | x | x | x | ||||
| Manage Alerts | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | ||
| Browse User Information | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | |
| Enumerate Permissions | x | x | ||||||||
| Browse User Information | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | |
| Manage Alerts | x | x | ||||||||
| Use Remote Interfaces | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | |
| Use Client Integration Features | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | |
| Open | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| Edit Personal User | x | x | x | x | x | x |