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Getting Link to a Document with Modern Document Libraries
With the new "modern" document libraries UI it seems almost impossible to get a "normal" link. Meaning a link that is does not contain "guesttoken" and a GUID. But an old school URL with a readable p...
There is a way to disable the 'Edit' and 'View' link feature. The only link that appears then is the restricted link.
Go to site settings -> Site permissions -> Access Request Settings -> Disable Allow members to share the site and individual files and folders.
This would prevent the breaking of permission.
I have found that if you are in the modern document library you have the opportunity to use the "Restricted Link" to get the standard URL via the "Get a Link" menu.
Both Edit & View links will create the GUID based links that can be found under People & Groups in Site Settings > Users and Permissions.
- Well... the "Restricted Link" was replaced by the "People with existing access" option - and guess what? It doesn't give you a plain old link anymore...
Ugh!! This is so annoying!
