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What happen to shared files once user leaves the organization?
Hello There is user a who shared some files with user B and user C. Then user left the organization and we deactivated userid in AD. What will happen in following scnerios 1. Are files still ac...
Interesting question, I have not tested this exact scenario and I can't see any official documentation about this but someone else might know for sure. When you say deactivated, I assume that means they are blocked from signing into Office 365 but does that also mean their Office 365 licence has been removed as well?
Here is the guidance from Microsoft for dealing with staff leaving and the exact procedure - https://support.office.com/en-gb/article/Remove-a-former-employee-from-Office-365-44d96212-4d90-4027-9aa9-a95eddb367d1. Here are the technical details of https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/help/3042522/onedrive-for-business-retention-and-deletion included managers automatically being prompted to access these files.
My guess here is that once the ODFB is removed, the shared links will e also removed from the shared view of all the users to whom the former employee shared information with