# How to automatically create a folder for a user and limit access

In some cases, you might want to automatize creating a new folder for the user of a specified user group and limit access within that folder only. It is actual if you are working on a portal or catalogue and need to set up permissions and give the users limited access to avoid managing images uploaded by other users. 

Such a scenario means every user will have access to the own folder only which is important for the website where various authors publishing the content.

### Add scope with variable

To create such a scenario, let's use the default scope Images. Change the path to:

`/images/user/{user_ID}`

According to such logic, when a user accesses Quantum Manager, a new folder will be created if it yet not exists, and all such folders to be stored in `/user` folder. E.g. the user has `ID 636`, and the folder with the same name is created.

<figure><img src="https://norrnext.com/images/docs/quantum-manager/scope-user-variable.png" alt="Update default scope with user variable in Quantum Manager"><figcaption><p>Update default scope with user variable</p></figcaption></figure>

Now the user is limited in own folder:

<figure><img src="https://norrnext.com/images/docs/quantum-manager/scope-user-variable2.png" alt="The result"><figcaption><p>The result</p></figcaption></figure>

By default, the Image scope creates a new folder according to user's ID.

### Permissions

Now it's time to set up permissions to the specified user group to access. Let it be *Manager* User Group. By default, managers do not have access to the component, so let change the state in permissions.

Go to *Components > Quantum Manager > Options > Permissions*\
Then click on *Manager* tab and set Access Administration Interface to *Allowed*.

<figure><img src="https://norrnext.com/images/docs/quantum-manager/manager-allow-access.png" alt="Allow access to the Quantum Administration Interface for Managers"><figcaption><p>Allow access to the Quantum Administration Interface for Managers</p></figcaption></figure>

More information on how to work with Joomla permissions in the official [Access Control List Tutorial](https://docs.joomla.org/J3.x:Access_Control_List_Tutorial).

Now the user of Manager User Group can access Quantum Manager and work inside their own image folder only.