---
title: "Enabling or Disabling File Actions in Folder Tree"
description: "Choose which Folder Tree commands visitors can use and control drag-and-drop upload without changing SharePoint permissions."
url: https://vitextra.com/en/support/kb/10492
language: en
published: 2026-11-07
modified: 2026-11-14
products:
  - "Folder Tree"
author: "Lidija Reising"
tags: ["Folder Tree actions settings", "disable download", "disable upload", "permissions"]
---

# Enabling or Disabling File Actions in Folder Tree

Choose which Folder Tree commands visitors can use and control drag-and-drop upload without changing SharePoint permissions.

## Configure commands

1. Edit the page and open **Settings**.
2. Expand **Actions**.
3. Enable or disable the commands that fit the page's purpose.
4. Save or republish the page and test with a representative visitor account.

Opening in the browser, opening in a desktop app, preview, download, copying links, sharing, uploading, creating folders, renaming, recycling items and opening the library each have a separate switch. All are enabled in the initial configuration, but SharePoint permissions still determine whether a user can complete an operation.

## Control upload methods

**Upload** controls file upload availability. **Allow drag-and-drop upload** additionally controls the drag-and-drop route. Turning off drag and drop does not turn off the upload button. Turning off upload prevents either route, even if drag and drop remains enabled. **New folder** is configured independently.

❗ **Important**  
Disabling a command removes that route from this web part; it does not revoke SharePoint permissions or block the same operation elsewhere. Use SharePoint permission management when access itself must change.

## Review a reading-focused page

For a page intended mainly for reading, consider disabling upload, new-folder creation, rename and recycling while retaining the required opening or preview commands. Review **Open in library** separately if the page should not offer a direct route to the full library interface. Disabling browser opening does not automatically disable preview, download or desktop-app opening.

![Selecting the commands available on a reading-focused page](https://static.vitextra.com/articles/10492/configuration-en.png)
*Selecting the commands available on a reading-focused page*