Can I give edit access to a top level folder but view-only to one of the subfolders?

[bhawk19]

I have a folder that is shared with 15 members and all 15 have edit permissions.  All subfolders are set to edit, but I need to change one subfolder to view only.  When I use the manage permissions option to change a member of the subfolder to view only I get a message that says I have to change the permissions of the parent folder.  Is this the only way to do this?  If I change the parent folder to view only, I can't get subfolders to be editable.  Help!

[Rich · Accepted solution]

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@bhawk19 wrote:

I have a folder that is shared with 15 members and all 15 have edit permissions.  All subfolders are set to edit, but I need to change one subfolder to view only.

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That feature, granular permissions, is something that's only possible with Business team accounts. Otherwise, if they have edit access to the parent, they have edit access to everything within it.