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title: 'User flags'
description: 'Which user control flags administrators can assign to regular users and uploaders to enable features such as sharing and downloading.'
url: https://www.medialab.co/support/account/roles-permissions/user-flags
---

# User flags

User control flags define which features a **regular user** or **uploader** is allowed to access. By default, these roles have very limited access — many features such as sharing or downloading are disabled unless specifically enabled with flags.

Administrators can assign flags to fine-tune user capabilities.

### Available Control Flags

- **Share** Grants the ability to share files via email, access embed codes, and share files on social media using the Theater page.
- **Download** Allows the user to download all available formats of a file, including the source file.
  **Note:** Even with download disabled, users could still capture content (e.g., screen recording). Disabling downloads mainly protects your **high-quality source files**.
- **Manage folders** Enables folder management features such as renaming folders and editing/moving/copying files. Applies only to folders the user has been granted access to.
- **Create folders** Allows the user to create new folders inside folders they already have access to.
- **Invite to upload** Allows the user to send upload invitations to external users.

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