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StephenRice
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Aug 28, 2017

Change to ODB/SPO sharing dialog specific people option

Hi all,   Based on feedback, we're making a small update to how the new sharing dialog works with the "Specific People" option.   You may recall that we previously had two people pickers in t...
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StephenRice
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Nov 09, 2017

Hi Brent Hawthorne,

 

We have this work on our backlog but don't have a timeline to offer. The best thing you can do to help us prioritize the work is to make or vote up a request on user voice. 

 

In the short term, one other option you can explore is turning off the "members can share" feature on your team sites. Once disabled, only the owners can add new people which may help reduce oversharing cases. Thanks!

 

Stephen Rice

OneDrive Program Manager II

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Ivo Rohrer
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Jan 30, 2018
Hi Stephen

Do you have any news about this feature? I was looking today to set "People with existing access" as default, but still not possible.

Thank you and kind regards
Ivo
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    StephenRice
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    Feb 01, 2018

    Hi Ivo Rohrer,

     

    Nothing to share here at the moment, sorry. Feel free to submit this idea on user voice as well as this helps us prioritize work as well. Thanks!

     

    Stephen Rice

    OneDrive Program Manager II

    • David Pilcher's avatar
      David Pilcher
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      Jun 21, 2018

      Hi Stephen,

       

      I used to use this Sharing option in my personal OneDrive (via Office365 Home).  I used to share my PRIVATE family photos with only my wife... and now for some reason the options to Specify a User have all gone!  (I went to share a new folder today....)

       

      This was a BIG part of the usefulness of OneDrive.  Do you have an explanation of why this option has been removed and when it will return?  For me, this is a make or break.  We use OneDrive in Office365 in business and the option to specify specific users still exists.  But to be blunt, it makes my Home subscription useless for me as I don't have a secure way to share documents between family members now.

       

      Thanks, Dave

       

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        StephenRice
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        Jun 21, 2018

        Hi David Pilcher,

         

        In OneDrive personal, you should still have the ability to share to specific users. If you click share and select "E-mail" you will be sending a link to only your recipients. Are you not seeing the "e-mail" option or am I misunderstanding what you're seeing? Thanks!

         

        Stephen Rice

        OneDrive Program Manager II

    • Jer Harwood's avatar
      Jer Harwood
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      Jun 19, 2018

      We're just as bad as end users with not using search. I found a number of suggestions on User Voice for the option to default share and copy link be for people with existing access. Can we all just go to one and vote it up? Maybe this one - https://sharepoint.uservoice.com/forums/329214-sites-and-collaboration/suggestions/31747333-default-copy-link-option-should-be-those-who-alrea 

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