Read

View contents of folder and view its permissions, attributes, and ownership

Write

Create new files and folders in the folder, modify its attributes, and view its permissions, attributes, and ownership

List Folder Contents

View contents of folder only

Read & Execute

Go into subfolders within the folder plus do everything Read and List Folder Contents permissions allow

Modify

Delete the folder and do everything Read & Execute and Write permissions allow

Full Control

Take ownership, modify permissions, and do everything that Modify permission allows

Read

Open the file and view its permissions, attributes, and ownership

Write

Modify the file, modify its attributes, and view its permissions, attributes, and ownership

Read & Execute

Execute the file, plus do everything Read permission allows

Modify

Delete the file and do everything Read & Execute and Write permissions allow

Full Control

Take ownership, modify permissions, and do everything Modify permission allows

Folders Only

Traverse Folder

Lets you go into the folder to other files and folders, even if you have no permissions on intermediate subfolders

List Folder

Lets you view the names of subfolders and files in the folder

Create Files

Lets you create files in the folder

Create Folders

Lets you create subfolders within the folder

Files Only

Execute File

Lets you execute the file

Read Data

Lets you read the file

Write Data

Lets you modify the file

Append Data

Lets you append to the file (you cannot modify existing data, only append)

Both Folders and Files

Read Attributes

Lets you view the attributes of the file or folder (attributes include Read-only, Hidden, System, and Archive)

Read Extended Attributes

Lets you view custom attributes that may be defined by certain applications for the file or folder

Write Attributes

Lets you modify the attributes of the file or folder

Write Extended Attributes

Lets you modify custom attributes that may be defined by certain applications for the file or folder

Delete Subfolders and Files

Lets you delete subfolders or files

Delete

Lets you delete the file or folder (even if this permission is denied on a file, you can delete it if its parent folder has been granted Delete Subfolders and Files permission)

Read Permissions

Lets you view the permissions on the file or folder

Change Permissions

Lets you modify the permissions on the file or folder

Take Ownership

Lets you take ownership of the file or folder

Synchronize

Lets threads in multithreaded programs wait on the file or folder handle and synchronize with another thread that signals it

Read Data

YES

YES

YES

YES

Read Attributes

YES

YES

YES

YES

Read Extended Attributes

YES

YES

YES

YES

Read Permissions

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

Synchronize

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

Write Data

YES

YES

YES

Append Data

YES

YES

YES

Write Attributes

YES

YES

YES

Write Extended Attributes

YES

YES

YES

Execute File

YES

YES

YES

Delete

YES

YES

Delete Subfolders and Files

YES

Change Permissions

YES

Take Ownership

YES