--- title: "Adding or Editing Cloud Folders" slug: "adding-or-editing-cloud-folders-1-1-1" tags: ["Portal", "8.4"] updated: 2026-10-29T12:40:14Z published: 2026-10-29T12:40:14Z canonical: "kb.ctera.com/adding-or-editing-cloud-folders-1-1-1" --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://kb.ctera.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Adding or Editing Cloud Folders You can add a folder in the cloud drive for a user, or edit an existing folder. The folder can be for a specific user or for a team project. Team projects are shared equally by the collaborators and the initial owner’s name is not displayed as part of the folder name. So that a user can use a team project that does not use personal storage: - The user can request that a folder in the cloud drive is a team project with the storage allocation taken from the storage provisioned for that team portal and not from the folder owner’s storage quota. - Administrators can define team projects in the cloud drive for a user, with the storage allocation taken from the storage provisioned for that team portal and not from the folder owner’s storage quota. **Note** The user can only request a team project if **Allow users to request team projects with independent quota** is enabled in the virtual portal settings for the team portal, described in [Team Portal Settings](/v1/docs/configuring-team-portal-settings-5-1-1#team-portal-settings). **To add or edit a cloud folder:** 1. Select **Global File System > Cloud Drive Folders** in the navigation pane. The **Cloud Drive Folders** page is displayed. ![Image](https://cdn.document360.io/30792387-cdcb-4791-aa14-94929bbcd3fe/Images/Documentation/image-2FY9PGV8.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-11T03%3A59%3A34Z&se=2026-11-11T04%3A59%3A34Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=ZRx5m%2BkTFLYbsbFokSXuVLrl2Dr%2BLHskCUtNVLVc%2BJo%3D) 2. Either, Or, - Create a new folder, click **New**. The **New Cloud Drive Folders** page is displayed. ![Image](https://cdn.document360.io/30792387-cdcb-4791-aa14-94929bbcd3fe/Images/Documentation/image-CDOPPXKF.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-11T03%3A59%3A34Z&se=2026-11-11T04%3A59%3A34Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=ZRx5m%2BkTFLYbsbFokSXuVLrl2Dr%2BLHskCUtNVLVc%2BJo%3D) When the portal is licensed for global file locking, a **Global File Locking** option is displayed in the navigation page and the cloud drive folder configuration includes the option to enable **Global File Locking**. ![Image](https://cdn.document360.io/30792387-cdcb-4791-aa14-94929bbcd3fe/Images/Documentation/image-EGMDXYKD.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-11T03%3A59%3A34Z&se=2026-11-11T04%3A59%3A34Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=ZRx5m%2BkTFLYbsbFokSXuVLrl2Dr%2BLHskCUtNVLVc%2BJo%3D) For details, see [Configuring a Folder with File Locking](/v1/docs/configuring-a-folder-with-file-locking-1). - Edit an existing folder, click the folder's name. The folder page is displayed with the folder name as the page title. ![Image](https://cdn.document360.io/30792387-cdcb-4791-aa14-94929bbcd3fe/Images/Documentation/image-CWF355DB.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-11T03%3A59%3A34Z&se=2026-11-11T04%3A59%3A34Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=ZRx5m%2BkTFLYbsbFokSXuVLrl2Dr%2BLHskCUtNVLVc%2BJo%3D) **Notes** **Archives** and **Compliance Vaults** tabs are displayed for an existing cloud folder if *Archive* or *Compliance Vault* was set up when the cloud folder was first defined. For details, see [Managing CTERA Archive](/v1/docs/adding-or-editing-archive-cloud-folders) or [Folder (WORM) Compliance: CTERA VAULT](/v1/docs/folder-worm-compliance-ctera-vault-1). When the portal is licensed for global file locking, the cloud drive folder configuration includes the option to enable **Global File Locking**. For details, see [Configuring a Folder with File Locking](/v1/docs/configuring-a-folder-with-file-locking-1). 3. Complete the fields: **Details** **Storage Type** **Folder Type** **Global File Locking** – Displayed when the portal is licensed for global file locking. See [Configuring a Folder with File Locking](/v1/docs/configuring-a-folder-with-file-locking-1). **Quota** - **Name** – A name for the folder. CTERA recommends appending `-CF` to the name to identify the folder as the root cloud drive folder. **Notes** Renaming a nested cloud folder makes the folder inaccessible to every edge filer that includes this share. The **name** cannot be changed when the cloud drive folder was defined as an **Archive** folder, a **Compliance Vault** folder, or when the storage type is **Fusion Direct**. - **Description (Optional)** – A description for the folder. - **Owner** – The user to own the folder. The owner controls access to the folder. - **Folder Group** – A folder group for the folder. You select the folder group from the **Folder Group** drop-down list. - **Fusion Direct** – A folder that unifies file and object storage so that data can be accessed as files through SMB or NFS and as objects through S3. - **Cloud Folder** – For a new cloud folder for personal and shared use. - **Archive** – For a new cloud folder for data to be stored using secondary storage. - **Compliance Vault** – For a new cloud folder protected with Write Once Read Many (WORM) compliance. - **Owner Quota** – The storage quota allowed for this folder is taken from the storage quota of the folder owner. If the owner attempts to use more than this amount of storage, for example, by uploading a file to the folder that causes the quota to be exceeded, the file is not uploaded. The quota is also enforced on the folder on CTERA Edge Filers. - **Folder Quota** – The amount of storage allowed for this folder, which cannot be more than the storage quota of the team portal. The value must be an integer value. If a user attempts to use more than this amount of storage, for example, by uploading a file to the folder after the folder quota has been reached, the file is not uploaded. If a file that when uploaded causes the quota to be exceeded the file will be uploaded. Additional files will also be uploaded until the folder quota is checked against the folder size, which is checked every 5 minutes. If the folder quota has then been exceeded, no more files will be uploaded. The quota is also enforced on the folder on CTERA Edge Filers. For details about managing folder quotas, see [Managing Cloud Drive Folder Quotas](/v1/docs/managing-cloud-drive-folder-quotas). **Note** The CTERA Messaging service must be implemented by the global administrator for the folder quota to be applied to CTERA Edge Filers. For details about setting up the CTERA Messaging service, see [Managing the CTERA Messaging Service](/v1/docs/managing-the-ctera-messaging-service-3-1). **Attributes** - **Enable Windows ACLs** – Select this option if you are syncing a CTERA Edge Filer share to a CTERA Portal including the NT ACLs and extended attributes on the CTERA Edge Filer. The files are saved in the portal using the NT ACL settings defined on the files. For more information, see [Maintaining Windows File Server Structure and ACLs in CTERA Portal Folders](/v1/docs/maintaining-windows-file-server-structure-and-acls-in-ctera-portal-folders-5-1-1). **Note** **Enable Windows ACLs** is set by default. If **Enable Windows ACLs** is set, all content in the folder cannot be shared by an end user using a public link. The original cloud folder owner has full control over the filers in the folder and can, therefore, always access the folder content. - **Extended Attributes** – Select this option if you are syncing a CTERA Edge Filer share to a CTERA Portal including extended attributes on the CTERA Edge Filer. The files are saved in the portal using the extended attributes defined on the files. Files defined with macOS tags defined can be synced to multiple edge filers with their tags. The macOS extended file attributes are part of the item’s metadata and macOS tags are **only** supported when defining a new cloud folder, by checking **Extended Attributes** in the **New Cloud Drive Folder** window in the CTERA Portal. **Notes** If **Extended Attributes** is checked, **Enable Windows ACLs** is also checked and cannot be unchecked while **Extended Attributes** is checked. Tags can only be defined for a new cloud folder. When macOS Tags are enabled for the cloud folder, Windows ACLs are also enabled and cannot be disabled. - **Only Windows Sets ACLs** – Select this option to only enable ACLs set by Windows. After creating a cloud folder, the value of **Only Windows Sets ACLs** cannot be changed. Existing cloud folders have this checkbox unchecked. 4. If you are an *Archive Operator*, or either a *Compliance Officer* or *Read/Write Administrator* with the **Manage Data Archive** permission enabled, described in [Managing Administrator Users](/v1/docs/managing-administrator-users-5-1-1), you can set the archiving that will apply to the cloud folder, described in [Managing CTERA Archive](/v1/docs/adding-or-editing-archive-cloud-folders). **Note** The **Archive** option can only be defined when first defining the cloud drive folder. If you do not know the required compliance, CTERA recommends enabling archiving and leaving the settings as they are. In this case you will be able to edit the folder to configure archiving at a later date, but this option will not be available if you do not enable archiving when creating a folder. 5. If you are a *Compliance Officer* or a *Read/Write Administrator* with the **Manage Compliance Settings** permission enabled, described in [Managing Administrator Users](/v1/docs/managing-administrator-users-5-1-1), you can set the compliance that will apply to the cloud folder, described in [Folder (WORM) Compliance: CTERA Vault](/v1/docs/folder-worm-compliance-ctera-vault-1-1-1). **Note** The **Compliance Vault** option can only be defined when first defining the cloud drive folder. If you do not know the required compliance, CTERA recommends enabling compliance and leaving the settings as they are. In this case you will be able to edit the folder to configure compliance at a later date, but this option will not be available if you do not enable compliance when creating a folder. 6. Click **Save**. The cloud drive folder is created or updated.