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JayDee
Dec 01, 2023Copper Contributor
Shows Wrong Owner on my ExcelFiles
Hello, If I post an Excel File... since a few weeks I see the old Admin everytime as an extra owner. This Admin are deleted on our Company. And 30 days are over and he isn't listed on "Deleted...
Mike Williams
Dec 14, 2023Iron Contributor
NikolinoDE "if there are previous versions of the file where the old admin is listed as an owner. If so, you may need to restore the version without the old admin's ownership."
If this is the cause then it seems like a bug. Old owners of the document should not be recorded in perpetuity. It is not appropriate to restore an old version of the document that needs to be retained for auditing purposes.
I came here because I have a bunch of Excel sheets with long out of date owners, who are not recorded in the document properties, and don't have access to the SharePoint where they are stored.
JayDee
Dec 15, 2023Copper Contributor
nop there is no other versions. It set him on new files as owner.
NikolinoDE
will test it on powershell.
big thanks guys for helping.
if I check user profiles on Sharepoint there didnt find this user.
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepoint/manage-user-profiles
NikolinoDE
will test it on powershell.
big thanks guys for helping.
if I check user profiles on Sharepoint there didnt find this user.
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepoint/manage-user-profiles