Folder Management

Open-Xchange Server provides you with a wide range of options for folder management. Right-click on a folder to see the options. With a right click, a context menu opens with the following options:

Depending on the selected folder some options can be missing or be disabled.

New Subfolder

You can create as many subfolders as you want in your personal folders. If you have the access rights, you can also create new subfolders in parent folders as well as in Public Folders and in shared folders. To create a new subfolder, right-click on the folder in which you would like to create a new folder, and select New Subfolder.

A submenu opens. Click on the folder type you want to create. A new folder is created in the folder tree. Enter a name for the new folder.

The new folder gets the permissions of the parent folder. If you create the folder in an own or in a public folder you get administration rights for the new folder. You can find further information about folder permissions under the section called “Permissions Management”.

Send as link

To send a link to a folder via E-Mail, choose the Send as link option from the folder's context menu. The E-Mail window opens. The E-Mail text contains the link to the folder.

Note: The recipient needs to have the respective permissions to be able to read or edit the folder contents, for more information please refer to the section called “Permissions Management”.

Delete

If you want to delete your private folder, open the context menu by right-clicking on the folder that you want to delete. Click then on the Delete option. In the confirmation window click on Yes. The folder will be deleted. This action assumes that you have the required access rights to this folder. The default E-Mail folders such as the E-Mail, Tasks, Calendar, Contacts and My InfoStore folder cannot be deleted.

Rename

If you want to rename your private folder, open its context menu by right-clicking the folder that you want to rename. Click then on the Rename option. The folder name will be highlighted in blue. Left-click with your mouse in the field to overwrite the existing name with a new one. The default E-Mail folders such as the E-Mail, Tasks, Calendar, Contacts and My InfoStore folder cannot be renamed.

Cut

If you want to cut your private folder to paste it somewhere else, open the context menu by right-clicking on the folder that you want to cut. Click then on the Cut option. The folder name will be grayed. You can then paste the folder in a different location. This action assumes that you have the right to create objects in the target folder. The default E-Mail folders such as the E-Mail, Tasks, Calendar, Contacts and My InfoStore folder cannot be cut.

Insert

If you want to paste a folder, open the context menu by right-clicking the folder in which you want to paste a new folder. Click then on the Insert option. The folder will be pasted in the selected folder. This action assumes that you have appropriate rights to the folder into which you would like to paste.

Properties

To see the properties of a folder, open its context menu by right-clicking on it. Click then on the Properties option. You can see two tabs in the overview window. In the Overview tab, you can see the name of the folder as well as the type. The Rights tab displays the permissions for this folder. Here you can see all the users who have rights to this folder. In the panel, you can add new users with their rights to the existing list. More information about this is available in the following section the section called “Permissions Management”