Synology DiskStation User's Guide
Based on DSM 3.1
81 Chapter 7: Set Up File Sharing
Remove a Shared Folder
If you are admin or a user belonging to the administrators group, you can remove any shared folder created by
yourself.
To remove a shared folder:
1 Select the shared folder you want to remove from the shared folder list.
2 Click Delete, and tick the checkbox on the dialogue prompt for confirmation.
3 Click OK.
Important: Removing any shared folder also removes all data within it. If you still need the data, bac k them up first.
Allow Users or Groups to Access Shared Folders
Go to Main Menu > Control Panel > Shared Folder to allow or deny users' or groups' access to the shared
folders.
To allow users or groups to access a shared folder:
1 Select the shared folder you want to edit from the shared folders list, and click Privileges Setup to open the
settings window.
2 Click the Privilege Setup tab, and select any of the following from the drop-down menu:
System Internal user: Anonymous FTP user. Before allowing anonymous FTP users to connect to a
shared folder, you need to allow their access to the folder first. For more information about anonymous FTP,
see "Manage FTP Security Settings" on Page 93.
Local users: Synology DiskStation users (including guest). See "Manage Users and Groups" on Page 71
for more information.
Local groups: Synology DiskStation groups. See "Manage Users and Groups" on Page 71 for more
information.
3 Tick or uncheck the following privileges to assign access privileges for the users or groups:
Read/Write (RW): The user or group can access and make changes to the files and subfolders in the
shared folder.
Read only (RO): The user or group can access the files and subfolders in the shared folder, but cannot
make changes to them.
No access (NA): The user or group cannot access the files and subfolders in the shared folder.
Note: To set the access privileges to subfolders, you can use File Brows er. See "Allow Users and Groups to
Access Files and Subfolders" on Page 100 for more information.
4 Click the Advanced privileges tab if you want to do any of the following:
Disable directory browsing
Disable modification of existing files