diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/workspace/client/view/windows/DialogGetInfo.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/workspace/client/view/windows/DialogGetInfo.java
index 0207d6d..78d97d3 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/workspace/client/view/windows/DialogGetInfo.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/workspace/client/view/windows/DialogGetInfo.java
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ public class DialogGetInfo extends Dialog {
 		    add(textAreaSharedWith);
 		    */
 //	    	htmlUsersWidget.setStyleAttribute("border", "1px solid #B5B8C8");
-	    	loadListSharedContacts(fileModel.getIdentifier());
+	    	loadACLsDescriptionForSharedFolder(fileModel.getIdentifier());
 	    	htmlUsersWidget.setHeight(heightTextArea);
 	    	htmlUsersWidget.setWidth("297px");
 	    	hp.add(htmlUsersWidget);
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ public class DialogGetInfo extends Dialog {
 //		});
 //	}
 	
-	private void loadListSharedContacts(String sharedId){
+	private void loadACLsDescriptionForSharedFolder(String sharedId){
 		
 		htmlUsersWidget.mask();
 		
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/workspace/server/GWTWorkspaceServiceImpl.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/workspace/server/GWTWorkspaceServiceImpl.java
index a89885a..a4fa2f6 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/workspace/server/GWTWorkspaceServiceImpl.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/workspace/server/GWTWorkspaceServiceImpl.java
@@ -2898,8 +2898,10 @@ public class GWTWorkspaceServiceImpl extends RemoteServiceServlet implements GWT
 		Workspace workspace = getWorkspace();
 		WorkspaceItem wsItem = workspace.getItem(folderId);
 		
-		if(wsItem!=null && wsItem.isShared()){
+		if(isASharedFolder(wsItem, false)){
 			workspaceLogger.trace("Get SharedFolderForId: folder id "+folderId+" is shared");
+			
+			//TODO REMOVE wsItem.getIdSharedFolder()
 			WorkspaceSharedFolder wsFolder = (WorkspaceSharedFolder) workspace.getItem(wsItem.getIdSharedFolder());
 			
 			if(wsFolder!=null){
@@ -2910,12 +2912,62 @@ public class GWTWorkspaceServiceImpl extends RemoteServiceServlet implements GWT
 				workspaceLogger.trace("Source item is not a shared folder, throw exception");
 				throw new Exception("Source item is not a shared folder");
 			}
+			
+			//TODO USE THIS
+//			return (WorkspaceFolder) wsItem;
 		}else{
 			workspaceLogger.trace("Source item is null or not shared, throw exception");
 			throw new Exception("Source item is null or not shared");
 		}
 	}
 	
+	/**
+	 * 
+	 * @param itemID
+	 * @param asRoot true check if itemID is root, not otherwise
+	 * @return
+	 */
+	
+	public boolean isASharedFolder(String itemID, boolean asRoot){
+		try {
+			
+			if(itemID==null)
+				throw new Exception("ItemId is null");
+			
+			Workspace workspace = getWorkspace();
+			WorkspaceItem item = workspace.getItem(itemID);
+
+			return isASharedFolder(item, asRoot);
+			
+		}catch(Exception e){
+			workspaceLogger.error("Error in server isASharedFolder", e);
+			return false;
+		}
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * @see #isASharedFolder(String, boolean)
+	 * @param item
+	 * @param asRoot
+	 * @return
+	 */
+	public boolean isASharedFolder(WorkspaceItem item, boolean asRoot){
+		try {
+			
+			if(item!=null && item.isFolder() && item.isShared()){ //IS A SHARED SUB-FOLDER
+				if(asRoot)
+					return item.getType().equals(WorkspaceItemType.SHARED_FOLDER); //IS ROOT?
+				
+				return true;
+			}
+			
+			return false;
+		}catch(Exception e){
+			workspaceLogger.error("Error in server isASharedFolder", e);
+			return false;
+		}
+	}
+	
 	
 	
 	/**