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Getting rid of unwanted shares
Hello everyone. On my company computers there is a name listed under "People" and this individual has shared a file with me (by mistake I assume). Through a lot of digging I finally found out he is an attorney and it was paperwork from some case he had worked on. I don't know him and whatever the docs are have nothing to do with me. The secretary I talked to didn't seem to care and said, "I don't believe it's confidential. Just ignore it." I don't want to ignore it! Every time I log on there it is. It's intrusive! And before you all say just hide it, No, There should be a way to not automatically accept unwanted shares.
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Hi — an item under Shared or People does not mean that person has access to your files; it means their item was shared with your account. You also do not need to open or download it.
In OneDrive on the web, open Shared > Shared with you. Select the unwanted item and use Hide from Shared or Remove from shared list if that action is available. If it was added as a shortcut under My files, remove the shortcut only—do not delete the owner's source file. If no hide or remove option is offered, the owner must open Manage access and remove your account, so ask the sender or their organization to revoke the share.
Because this may contain unrelated legal material, avoid opening or forwarding it. If you cannot identify the sender or it looks suspicious, report it as phishing or abuse and ask your Microsoft 365 administrator to check the sharing event. Is the item visible only under Shared or People, or was a shortcut added to My files?
