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Files shared with Anyone sometimes prompt users to request acccess to the file
- Mar 15, 2022Yeah. We've determined it's a bug awhile back, the problem is they can't figure it out :). Hence them trying to get or somehow find a way to reproduce it which seems fairly impossible based on how random it seems to be. How many resources or what not has gone to this is anyone's guess, but def. a bug.
But besides the bug the other suggestions have been related to other scenarios that don't have to do with the bug and are other issues not related that get jumbled into this same thread, hence our discussion about the misunderstanding on the statement on how it was shared cause that would def. introduce a different issue that is a UX problem but not a bug, but we've determined that wasn't the case based on our clarifications :).
The original issue is most def. a bug that I'm sure haunts the SharePoint sharing team. - Kristin_LundMar 15, 2022Copper ContributorThank you - I think PhilippeA is correct that this is a bug that has never been addressed, and I like your tip about having users try the link a second time. I'm just going to add that to my emails when I send a link around. Hoping it helps. Ridiculous that MS can't resolve the bug (but I'm no software engineer, so what do I know).
- PhilippeAMar 15, 2022Copper Contributor
I'm not nervous at all... ;-
And it was not an opinion, it was a diagnostic ! - WhompaDompaMar 15, 2022Copper Contributor
"all the "pseudo-smarties" here around that come up with explanations or suggest that it might be due to this or that setting, are just wrong..."
Maybe switch to decaf? - PhilippeAMar 15, 2022Copper Contributor
this discussion is basically pretty useless... it is 100% obvious that this is a BUG !! (I spent 20+ years developing system-level software, so yes, I know what I'm talking about).
I've crossed so many people having this issue, and have done so many tests myself, that there's absolutely nothing to discuss, and all the "pseudo-smarties" here around that come up with explanations or suggest that it might be due to this or that setting, are just wrong... there is a bug in MS' code, and as long as no one from MS gets to reach one of the people who really develop this (i.e. those who have written the code, or those who maintain it), there is ZERO chance for improvement !
- Lavan JeevaMar 15, 2022Copper Contributor
Kristin_Lund Our approach is the same as you and we still sometimes have issues (same experience as you). We've seen this with users who are already authenticated in their browser and those that aren't. If the user goes back and clicks on the link again they will have access....without any change by the person who originally created the sharing link.