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sankumarr
Jul 01, 2020Copper Contributor
SharePoint External Sharing - SharePoint Site vs Office 365 Group
Hello, We have a scenario, where we need to share a SharePoint Online site to external users (users with Gmail or Hotmail accounts, as well as some with office 365 accounts). The question is,...
VasilMichev
Jul 01, 2020MVP
Given your requirements, you should create a "classic" site (as in non-group based one) and configure custom permissions on it. Group-based sites use the "equal access" concept, every member gets permission over the full content of the site.
- sankumarrJul 01, 2020Copper Contributor
VasilMichev Thanks for your response. Is there is a restriction or limitation within Office 365 group based site, to configure permissions compared to the classical site?
From an Office 365 Administration point of view, do we lose any advantages, if I go the classic site route?