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Public folders have disappeared in NEW outlook for Mac
Just switched to Microsoft Outlook for Mac version 16.42. Public folders have disappeared and the option is greyed out under tools. if I switch back to the old outlook, the public folders are there a...
Hi chrismeiss,
I'm not convinced the've removed permissioning public folders via the GUI. You can still set the permission in the Exchange admin center as far as I know. Agreed, the "do this on all subfolders" doesn't work (well it didn't when I tried it a while back, they've removed the check box and replaced it with the note "Use https://aka.ms/PFPermissionScript in case you want to apply permission to subfolders." now), but you can set the permissions folder by folder.
I'm not convinced the've removed permissioning public folders via the GUI. You can still set the permission in the Exchange admin center as far as I know. Agreed, the "do this on all subfolders" doesn't work (well it didn't when I tried it a while back, they've removed the check box and replaced it with the note "Use https://aka.ms/PFPermissionScript in case you want to apply permission to subfolders." now), but you can set the permissions folder by folder.
As I said, they removed a user friendly way to configure access for PF via the GUI. what they did, is just a way to say: "we removed the GUI-option, but you still can use that error prone script, putting all the responsibility to you, if something goes wrong! oh, and you can change permissions for 100 subfolders via GUI, one by one, this will be so much fun!"
but what am I complaining, it's the microsoft way, like it always was.
but what am I complaining, it's the microsoft way, like it always was.
Anyone aware of any updates on Public Folders in New Outlook for Mac?
Or even a more recent forum thread about it?
Ta.
redpaw Well… Not gonna happen apparently, they went to recommend using groups:
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/new-outlook-for-mac-features-86bd33bc-3c8d-4c91-843e-0aaa018793ba
See attachment: „Folders“
- Here is an article which provides a comparison of public folders and Microsoft 365 Groups, and how to migrate public folders to Groups:
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/exchange/collaboration/public-folders/migrate-to-microsoft-365-groups?view=exchserver-2019
