
Hi @yetanotheruser-4819 ,
"Direct access" shares is actually the process of changing file/folder permission. When you grant read-write "direct access" shares, it is equivalent to granting the Edit permission to the user. Edit permission can manage file/folder, in other words, people with Edit permissions can forward the link, change the list of people sharing the files or folder, and change permissions for recipients. Also people with Edit permissions can can copy,move, edit, rename,share, and delete anything in the file/folder. But if you only grant "read-only" direct access shares, the user does not have permission to change the file/folder permission setting, you can only view the documents shared to you, and you cannot do any other operations.
So for users who need to continue to grant permissions to others, it is recommended that you grant read-write "direct access" shares.
If the answer is helpful, please click "Accept Answer" and kindly upvote it. If you have extra questions about this answer, please click "Comment".
Note: Please follow the steps in our documentation to enable e-mail notifications if you want to receive the related email notification for this thread.