Exporting audit results creates a file you can share with auditors, attach to compliance reports, or analyze in Excel. Exporting is a Pro feature.
Every export uses one of two views:
Folder View export — Organized by folder hierarchy. Each row represents one permission entry on one folder. The file structure follows the directory tree, with folder details and permission details on each row.
Account View export — Organized by user/group. Each row represents one account’s permission on one folder. This is useful when you need a flat list showing what each user can access.
You choose which view to export from the report toolbar:
| Format | Extension | Best for |
|---|---|---|
| Excel (XLSX) | .xlsx |
Spreadsheet analysis, sorting, filtering in Excel. Auto-splits into multiple worksheets if row limit is exceeded |
| CSV | .csv |
Importing into databases, scripts, or other tools. UTF-8 encoded with quoted fields |
| HTML | .html |
Viewing in a browser, sharing via email or intranet without requiring Excel |
| XML | .xml |
Integration with other systems, programmatic processing, archiving in structured format |
.pdf |
Formal compliance documentation, printing, sharing as read-only reports |
You can control which columns appear in your exports. Click Customize columns in the report toolbar to open the column settings dialog. Each column can be individually enabled or disabled.
Available columns (verified from source code):
Folder columns: Folder Name, Path, Owner, Folder Modified, Inheritance, Filter State
Account columns: Account Name, Display Name, Account Type, Parent Group, SID, Description, Manager, Department, Job Title, Account Disabled
Permission columns: Access Type (Allow/Deny), Basic Permissions, Advanced Permissions, Applies To, Inherited
Your column selection is saved and applies to all future exports until you change it. At least one column must be selected.
Tip: For compliance reports, include all columns. For quick operational exports, you might exclude SID, Description, and Advanced Permissions to keep the file more compact.
When Include metadata is enabled in Settings, exports include a header section with audit context:
This metadata makes each export self-documenting — an auditor can understand exactly what was scanned, what was excluded, and when, without needing to check the application.
The Exclude empty metadata fields option removes metadata rows that have no value, keeping the header compact.
These settings in the application’s Settings page affect all exports:
| Setting | What it does |
|---|---|
| Include metadata | Adds the audit context header to exports |
| Exclude empty metadata fields | Hides metadata rows with empty values |
| Exclude members from main view | Removes group member rows from the main export (keeps only the group-level entries) |
| Include cell borders | Adds border styling to Excel cells. Disabled by default to prevent memory issues on very large exports |
| Improve export performance | Optimizes memory usage for large exports at the cost of some formatting features |
Excel exports have a row limit per worksheet. When the audit results exceed this limit, the application automatically creates additional worksheets named “Part 2”, “Part 3”, etc. Column headers are repeated on each new worksheet.
The basic permissions column uses color-coded backgrounds in Excel — each permission level gets a distinct background color, making it easy to visually scan for Full Control or other high-privilege entries.
Exports respect the current filter state. If a filter is applied, only entries that match the filter criteria are included in the export.