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stelgarsil123
Copper Contributor
Feb 11, 2026

Desperate for Help: Access Issues with Draft Site on SharePoint

Hello, community!

 

I really need your help. I have been working hard on a site in SharePoint, using Microsoft 365 for Business, which is currently in draft mode, and to my frustration, I can no longer access it. After months of dedication and effort, I feel completely powerless in this situation.

 

When I try to click on the site link, I am redirected to a different page, and to make matters worse, an irrelevant file starts downloading automatically. This is extremely frustrating for me, as the site was almost ready to be launched, and now it feels like all my work is at stake.

 

Here are the details of the situation:

 

- Site Link: Accessing the link I used previously simply doesn’t work anymore.

- Redirection: When I click, I’m taken to a completely different page.

- Automatic Download: A file unrelated to the site is being downloaded to my computer.

- Site Status: Everything was finalized and ready for publication, but now I feel out of options.

 

If anyone has experienced something similar or has any idea how I can resolve this issue, I would be eternally grateful. I’m desperate for a solution, and any help would be very much appreciated!

 

Thank you so much for your attention!

1 Reply

  • warwick's avatar
    warwick
    Copper Contributor

    someone has messed with your homepage or you've messed up your bookmarks and the link isn't even going to SharePoint - The platform would not have done anything automatically.

    Browse to this application page on the site, and go from there

    <site link>/_layouts/settings.aspx

    get: https://tenant.sharepoint.com/sites/siteXYZ/_layouts/settings.aspx