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Prevent users from deleting files within a channel
Hi All, I have an issue whereby i am sharing some cloud storage within the Files part of a channel. What i have found though is that all users and guests can delete this cloud storage link an...
Well that’s how I read it. Couldn’t really see the screenshot on my phone to tell. But it looks like just a url link. Anyway OP please confirm 😉
- Hi, Thanks for your input guys.
I’m new to teams so hopefully his will make sense. - in a channel I have been clicking files (next to where it says wiki and then Under that clicking + cloud storage. Then from there I have been linking to the sharepoint site.
It’s only the root (main) folder that’s is unprotected. This appears to be the folder that contains the link as it has a link symbol on it.
I’m not back in the office Until tomorrow to try anything but does that make more sense?- Yeah this is what I thought you mean with my first response ;). It’s not possible to restrict permission on that cloud storage link.
You could click the + to right of wiki and link to document library there instead and in The teams settings I believe you can restrict tab deletion there.- Thanks for the idea. I’ll give it a try tomorrow and let you know how I get on.
Another quick question if you can help? (If not I’ll set up a new thread)
I created a private channel within my team, this in turn created another “child” sharepoint site (I assume to manage the unique access permissions). I then added files to this new private channel which appeared in the newly created ‘child’ sharepoint site.
I later decided that I didn’t need this anymore so I deleted the private channel in the teams app.
I noted then that I couldn’t access The child sharepoint site that it had set up nor could I access any of the files that were in this child sharepoint site by any means.
I have managed to recover The files through the manage channels in teams and I now have access to the files again (phew!) my question is though is that as far as I understand the deleted channels only stay in there for 21 days. Had I left this for more than 21 days would my files have been completely gone?
I would just find this a bit worrying to use a private channel if the data could never be recovered if Deleted and then left more than 21 days. In all honesty it’s unlikely to happen but the great thing about DB and OneDrive/SP is that you can always recover your deleted files
