Forum Discussion
Andrew Silcock
Jun 07, 2019Steel Contributor
Clicking the Copy link button instantly breaks the inheritance of the file or folder
Hi all, This is something that needs sorting out. The scenario is, I want to copy a "People with existing access link", using the Copy link button in the ribbon of a modern document library. ...
StephenRice
Microsoft
Jun 07, 2019Thanks for tagging me ChrisWebbTech !
Andrew Silcock, when you click "copy link", what type of link is being copied? If your default link is a link that works for anyone or a link that only works for people in your organization, then copy link will always break inheritance immediately.
If your default links is a link that only works for specific people, copy link will default to a people with existing access link and will not break inheritance. I just tried this again myself and saw this behavior so if you are seeing something different, please let me know!
And about people with existing access as a default, I don't have anything to share... yet. ;)
Stephen Rice
OneDrive Program Manager II
Jun 07, 2019
So desperately need that for copy link. Hopefully there is a separate option for sharing and copy.
The ideal setup IMO
Sharing - specific people default
Copy - Existing access
The ideal setup IMO
Sharing - specific people default
Copy - Existing access
- StephenRiceJun 07, 2019
Microsoft
ChrisWebbTech, if you set the default link to specific people, this should be the behavior you get. Are you seeing something different?
Stephen Rice
OneDrive Program Manager II
- Jun 07, 2019Oh I haven't tried it recently. Let me try :).
- Jun 07, 2019Well what do you know, it works exactly like that now. Thanks Stephen :).