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Proper NTFS permissions for file server

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Hello friends

They asked me to create an Office file (now Word, Excel, etc.), and the permissions should be such that users can edit and create files, but users can not delete any file even office files. We should use NTFS permissions. How should I do it? I tried everything, but in the end, I couldn’t save the office file after the changes, it said I had a file access problem, or I changed the permissions and I could save office but this time the office file could easily deleted.

It seems like I should give the delete permission to user, but then I can’t save the office file after editing. Please help me with this issue.

How I have to give permissions that users can edit and create files, but users can not delete any file even office files.

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So how about File OWNERSHIP?

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I defer to the thousands of tutorials about file server settings but let’s say you don’t want files to be deleted. As such you would put those into their own folder with proper OWNERSHIP and NTFS permissions to be READ-ONLY.

Files in progress would go into another folder which would proper to give Delete permissions.

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As you saw, saving a file that already exists (good to do after a signifocant change) means deleting the old version and saving the new one. That’s how Windows works. So if you remove the delete permission (it’s in the Advanced part of the security settings), the you can only use Save As and add a sequence number or timestamp yourself.

That makes users using their own Documents folder (or their own Onedrive) for everything they are working on, until it’s final (enough) to copy it to the file server. And even then, any later change implies a new filename on the file server.

It doesn’t seem a very practical requirement to me. But if the IT manager wants it that way, so be it.

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To allow users to edit and create files without deleting them, set NTFS permissions to deny “Delete” but allow “Modify” and “Write” permissions. First, remove “Delete” permissions for users or groups. Then, ensure they have “Modify” and “Write” access to the folder. If users encounter issues saving files, verify that they have the correct permissions on both the file and the parent folder.

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