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Copper Contributor

Dec 06, 2018

Unable to remove shared file access from specific organization-members

Hi, I got a similar problem as this thread: https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/SharePoint/Modern-Site-members-can-share-but-can-t-remove-share-permissions/m-p/169659 But, we are unable to see ...

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MVP

Dec 06, 2018

You could also use the Share button with "Specific people" option, that also works like using advanced permissions as well and should be able to remove them individually from the sharing there.

Copper Contributor

Dec 06, 2018

We have tried this and it's the same thing as the first option you get. As long as the user is a member of the tenant, you must strip all permissions in order to remove that user.

ChrisWebbTech
MVP
Dec 06, 2018
You just click the file > Manage access > Find the name and .... > Stop sharing. I've never seen the need to strip all permission? You might need to be more elaborate with the steps taken here so we can try to reproduce, because I'm missing something. But I assume too something could just be broken! :)
- Thomas Hansen
  Copper Contributor
  Dec 07, 2018
  Just to clarify what I see. When I highlight the file I get this:
  Who has accessThe user on the far right is "Anne".
  When I then press "Manage access", this is shown:
  List of accessAs you can see, the user "Anne" is not here. "ADM Anne G" is not the same account.
  When we then go into advanced settings:
  Advanced permissions- Here, "Anne" is located, but we can't target her specifically and remove permissions. Imagine this file had 15-30 other people listed with permissions.
  
  We cannot target "Anne" specifically in the 'Manage links' section either.
  
  This is basically the problem we have.
  
  Even choosing "Share with specific people", you cant remove a user who is in the tenant without stripping everyones access. But as I said, when the user is located outside the tenant, you can.

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