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Mnemikk
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Dec 02, 2021
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Teams get link function only shows sharepoint link

Hi,   Team owner A suddenly can't create Teams Link to a pdf, only Sharepoint Link. Owner B can, so can members. Why does this happen?   IT administration did not change any sharing options Tro...
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    JeroenH88
    Dec 07, 2021
    Opened a ticket today and this is what I've got as an answer:

    A new Graphical User Interface is being implemented in stages. In a Teams Channel, the ability to choose between a Microsoft Teams and a SharePoint link for a file/folder has been deprecated. Selecting "copy link" for a file/folder in the Channel files tab will only result in a SharePoint link. All users will have access to this capability, and users will not receive a Teams link for a file/folder. This one has been deprecated and will be replaced soon for all users. This is the most recent one, which all users will eventually get owing to the new GUI functionality. As a result, those affected have the new GUI, while those who have the old one will shortly have it altered.

    Had a call afterwards and they encouraged me to provide feedback here https://feedbackportal.microsoft.com/feedback/forum/ad198462-1c1c-ec11-b6e7-0022481f8472
    I can't see a post about it, but will make one in the coming hours if nobody has beaten me to it.
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Koen Daems
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Feb 22, 2022

Mnemikk Thanks for bringing this up, even though I discover it with some delay due to some strange behaviour at a customer of mine... I thought I was seeing ghosts...   

 

I hardly ever react to changes made in 365 - every change is good for some and bad for others...  but this one? really?  

 

I don't see how this could be good for anyone?  First they push you to Teams - now they push you out again. It's bad for internal user, but for guests it makes using Teams no better than using a SharePoint site without Teams. Especially guests who have their own tenant as well, they are totally lost with this experience.

 

Same bad decision is made in the Search experience in Teams, where you constantly jump out of Teams to see the content. I wonder if people who decide these things, actually use Teams themselves, cause then you would never ever make this decision.

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