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Brent Ellis's avatar
Brent Ellis
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Mar 10, 2017

Requesting Clarity on Get a Link

I need to just grab a copy of a link to a particular document in a Group SharePoint library and send it to another user.   I could tell them to go to the library and look in this folder, etc, but I...
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Salvatore Biscari's avatar
Salvatore Biscari
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Mar 10, 2017

Yes, it is.

A restricted link does not instantiate any new permission, does not break inheritance and is not an invite. It is just a direct link to the item, and to be precise it is a durable link (https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/wbaer/2015/09/22/durable-links-in-sharepoint-server-2016-it-preview/)

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    StephenRice
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    Mar 13, 2017

    To expand on Salvatore's answer, the "restricted" link will work for anyone who already has permission to the document. If you know that the person already has access, then you can go ahead and copy that restricted link immediately. Hope that helps!

     

    Stephen Rice

    OneDrive Program Manager II

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