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Can externally share files OK, but not folders
Posting here as MS Support have not come up with a solution. The scenario is tenant wide and is regarding the Share feature in a standard modern document library. Quite simply, for the same external user:
- If Share is selected on a file it works perfectly
- If Share is selected on a folder in the same library we get this error message:
- AFAIK there are no settings that differentiate between sharing of files and folders
- MS Support have checked all External Sharing settings and they are correct
Any suggestions gratefully received.
Thanks
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Deleted Have you tried disabling the 'Limited User Lockdown' mode on the site? I believe it is enabled by default.
Open the SharePoint site> Settings> Site Information> Site Settings> Site Collection Features> Scroll to “Limited-access user permission lockdown mode” and deactivate it.
Kimberly Roetmanplease see my post above
Deleted
Guess I was a couple of minutes late on my reply!
HiDeleted ,
That setting is not enabled by default in SharePoint Online, like you I have not touched that setting on many, many tenants.
Andy
Hi Andrew Hodges - the Limited Use Lockdown mode feature gets enabled if you activate the publishing infrastructure feature.
(We've run into this before because of that.)
Hi Deleted ,
What happens if you break the permission inheritance on the folder and then add the user in?
Do you as a SharePoint admin still get this issue if you try and share the folder or is it just users with Contribute/Edit permissions?
Andy
