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User has access to SharePoint files for a team channel she's not a member of
We have a team with several channels. A couple of these channels are only open for a subset of this team. This means that not all team members can see or access these channels. Today, one user wh...
- You are correct. A private channel creates a completely separate SPO site with it's own document library and you can update permission for this from the Teams channel itself. Any changes of permissions via the SPO site will be overwritten when the private channel synchronises so always administer from Teams.
The Private channel permissions are independent of the Team permissions but will inherit from the Team permissions at the point of creation.
Of its visible from the document root folder it’s not a private channel! PC lives in a separate site and has a library of its own! Check the privacy of the channel if it’s a private channel! Also keep in mind that if you previously had a normal channel with this name and later was deleted that folder and it’s files are still in SharePoint.
Adam
Adam
adam deltinger Thanks for the tip about the possibility of this being a deleted channel. I will check with those who created this team.