# Personal Folders

### Global settings for AUTO-mode

These settings are used for all modules with automatically linked [**Personal Folders**](https://wpcloudplugins.gitbook.io/docs/features/personal-folders), unless otherwise specified.

| Setting                                                           | Description                                                                                                       |
| ----------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Create Personal Folders on registration**                       | Automatically create Personal Folders for a user after they register on the site.                                 |
| **Create all Personal Folders the 1st time a module is used (1)** | Create Personal Folders when a module with Personal Folders is first used.                                        |
| **Update Personal Folders name after profile update**             | Automatically update the Personal Folder name when a user updates their profile.                                  |
| **Delete Personal Folders after deleting WP User**                | Remove the user's Personal Folder when their WordPress account is deleted.                                        |
| **Share Personal Folder with user**                               | Add the user's email to the sharing permissions of their cloud folder, allowing direct access through the cloud.  |
| **Name Template (2)**                                             | Template for naming Personal Folders automatically.                                                               |
| **Name Template Prefix for anonymous users**                      | Prefix for Personal Folders created for anonymous users (default is "Guests - "). Modify this to suit your needs. |

{% hint style="warning" %}
**(1)** It is not recommended for sites with many users due to the 1-second creation time per folder.
{% endhint %}

{% hint style="success" %}
(2) You can use [**Placeholders** ](https://wpcloudplugins.gitbook.io/docs/developers/placeholders)inside the **Name Template** setting.
{% endhint %}

### Global settings for MANUAL-mode

This section controls the settings for manually linked modules, such as the message displayed when a user does not have access yet.

| Setting                   | Description                                                                                                                                                         |
| ------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| "Access Forbidden" Notice | Message displayed when a user visits a module with the Personal Folders feature set to 'Manual' mode when they don't have a Personal Folder linked to their account |

{% hint style="success" %}
You can manually link users to their [**Personal Folder**](https://wpcloudplugins.gitbook.io/docs/features/personal-folders) via the **\[Personal Folders]** menu.
{% endhint %}

### [Personal Folders](https://wpcloudplugins.gitbook.io/docs/features/personal-folders) in Internal modules

This section controls only the personal folders of the plugin's internal modules. Use it to restrict access to File Browsers in the admin dashboard and shortcode builder.

{% hint style="warning" %}
This setting only restricts access to the plugin's internal modules. To enable personal folders for modules on your site, use the module's configuration panel
{% endhint %}

| Setting                                     | Description                                                                              |
| ------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Enable Personal Folders in Internal modules | Use Personal Folders in the Module Configurator and Back-End File Browser of the plugin. |