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andrew_wong_london
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Feb 27, 2017

File permissioning - by groups or individuals?

Hello!

 

Previous advice around permissioning for files etc. would suggest that you should create a group for that document or library, and add users to that group. 

 

However, now with SharePoint Online, you can share files to a specific individual and bypass the group creation process.

 

Is there any particular reason for a recommendation to share by groups, or is sharing individually now manageable?

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  • My recomendation is work with Groups (specifically with Office 365 Groups) and at the site level. If you have a complex and deep information architecture, avoid to break inheritance at the document library / list level and at the individual document / item level

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