# Set up access permission to subfolders of a google storage (gs)? Is it possible?

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**Created:** [September 6, 2025, 4:08pm UTC](https://help.anvilproject.org/t/set-up-access-permission-to-subfolders-of-a-google-storage-gs-is-it-possible/344 "2025-09-06T16:08:18Z")\
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**Author:** ![truckload](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/help.anvilproject.org/truckload/32/154_2.png) [@truckload](https://help.anvilproject.org/u/truckload)\
**Post date:** [September 6, 2025, 4:08pm UTC](https://help.anvilproject.org/t/set-up-access-permission-to-subfolders-of-a-google-storage-gs-is-it-possible/344/1 "2025-09-06T16:08:18Z")

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Our lab has data resulted from several research projects on AnVIL. While the top analysts would need access to all of them, some individuals only work on one of the project.

I am wondering how to organized the data so that I can set up access permission for different teammates. Can I set up permission for a sub-folders in a gs location? Or I need to put data related to one research project in its own gs. ?

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**Author:** ![avahoffman](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/help.anvilproject.org/avahoffman/32/38_2.png) [@avahoffman](https://help.anvilproject.org/u/avahoffman)\
**Post date:** [September 8, 2025, 4:37pm UTC](https://help.anvilproject.org/t/set-up-access-permission-to-subfolders-of-a-google-storage-gs-is-it-possible/344/2 "2025-09-08T16:37:22Z")

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> [@truckload](#):
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> I am wondering how to organized the data so that I can set up access permission for different teammates. Can I set up permission for a sub-folders in a gs location? Or I need to put data related to one research project in its own gs. ?

Hi @truckload ,

This might be possible, but in general, we would recommend different workspaces. That way, you can control sharing via workspace and billing project permissions in Terra. Different workspaces would mean different workspace buckets and corresponding `gs://` addresses.

Perhaps a strategy like this would work:

- Analyst 1 –\> permission for Workspace/bucket 1
- Analyst 2 –\> permission for Workspace/bucket 2
- Top Analyst –\> permission for Workspace/buckets 1&2

Cheers,

Ava