# Folder permissions: restrict who sees a folder

**Category:** [Digital Assets](https://help.totalctrl.app/hc/totalctrl/totalctrl-help-center/en-US/categories/assets-1)
**Updated:** 2026-10-04

## Private folders for sensitive assets

By default every team member can see all folders. You can lock a folder down so only chosen people (plus admins) can see it and its assets.
## Restricting a folder

- Open the folder and click **Access** (admins only).
- Turn on **Restrict this folder**.
- Tick the people who should have access. Workspace admins always have access and can't be removed.
- Save.

Restricted folders — and every asset inside them — are hidden from people without access across browse, All Assets, search, and direct links. Changes are recorded in the Audit Log.

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