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Clicking the Copy link button instantly breaks the inheritance of the file or folder
Thanks 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
Thanks for getting back to me so quickly.
The default is currently set to People in your organization, so when we click Copy it defaults to that link.
"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."
This is exactly the problem for people who do not want to break the inheritance and simply want to copy a link to people with existing access.
We weren't aware either that the copy link changes to people with existing access if we change our default to specific people. Thanks for that and we will actually go ahead and change that.
We will definitely be changing our default to people with existing access when it becomes available... assuming that is the news coming :)
In conclusion, changing the default will sort out the issue for us, but this: "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." - Is still going to be an issue for other people who want their default to be anyone or a link that only works for people in your organization.
- StephenRiceJun 12, 2019
Microsoft
Hi Andrew Silcock,
Thanks for sharing the additional context! Glad we can at least make things easier for you now! And maybe we can make them even easier in the future ;)
In the meantime though, this is good feedback and I'll pass it along to the rest of the team. Thanks!
Stephen Rice
OneDrive Program Manager II