19. File System Permissions in Windows This is not a specific permission; under the list of permissions for users, when this permission is checked, it means that this user has one or more of the 14 individual permissions set Special Permissions (Windows 2003 only) This permission allows you to view the contents of a folder List Folder Contents Read files and run programs Read & Execute When set on a file, this permission allows you to write to files; when set on a folder, you can write to the folder Write With this permission, you can read files but cannot execute them Read Allows read, write, and delete Modify Full Control includes all other permissions and allows you to take ownership of the file or folder and change the attributes of a file Full Control Description Permission