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New Folder Auto Shares with Everyone
Whenever I create a new folder in OD4B (Web version using Edge) it automatically share it with 'Everyone' in 'edit' mode no less and I have to 'un-share' it. What am I missing? This is not expected behavior I'm assuming. Thank you in advance.
I should add also when I upload a folder with contents (in effect creating a new folder) it also shares it with 'Everyone' by default.
BTW, the default for the ODfB doclib is to have no explicit permissions at all.
Do you create such folders inside other folders that are already shared with Everyone, perhaps?
Hi Sal and thank you. Not that I can tell. I am at my root OD4B and I can see all the root folders. Whenever I create a new folder, be it 'create folder' or copy (upload) it shares it with me and then Everyone in Edit Mode. Even a file will behave the same way. I have folders I created way back (over a year ago) before all of the OD4B udates, etc. and they show as not being shared and I never touched those (had to remove the share). This seems like new behavior. See screen shot of my OD4B. I just created the 'AMR' folder and you can see the 'share' to the right. I am at the root.
I think I just figured out why. It's inheriting the permissions from SPO (we use external sharing) and the Group 'Everyone' is set to contribute. Probably not good ha?
AFAIK, ODfB does not inherit permissions from other SPO site collections.
Have you modified the ODfB document library permissions, instead?
