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Anonymous
Jun 01, 2017

Sharing a Folder Externally from a SharePoint Site

So I have a requirement to share individual "Project Folders" from a Project Document Library. It seems that you can't Externally Share just the Folder and the extenal user needs access to the Site a...
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Gregory Frick
Steel Contributor
Jun 05, 2017

Hi Daniel,

 

Check to see if the site collection feature 'Limited-access user permission lockdown mode' is activated. This feature is automaticall activated when the site collection feature 'SharePoint Server Publishing Infrastructure'  is activated.   See if deactivating this feature will solve the problem.  I am assuming people are following a link directly to the folder and they see no content.

 

I hope this helps,


Greg

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    Gregory Frick
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    Jun 12, 2017

    Deleted, StephenRice, Salvatore Biscari - Do you think my suggestion to check 'Limited-access user permission lockdown mode' qualifies as a best response?  My response and subsequent follow up was accurate and allowed Daniel to share a folder with external users.  If one of you agrees that this was the best response, I would appreciate getting a 'best response' added to my profile. Thanks - Greg

    • Salvatore Biscari's avatar
      Salvatore Biscari
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      Jun 13, 2017

      FYI, only the starter of the thread can mark an answer as best response...

      • Gregory Frick's avatar
        Gregory Frick
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        Jun 15, 2017

        Thanks Salvatore Biscari, I guess it is up Deleted to decide if my answer was the answer that allowed him to share his folder with external users.  I feel a bit petty for requesting this, but my profile is lacking even one best answer. :-)

  • Anonymous's avatar
    Anonymous
    Jun 05, 2017

    Gregory Frick, thanks for that. It seems to be that when I deactivate the 'Limited-access user permission lockdown mode' I can access the folder without the need to grant the user access to the entire site.

     

    StephenRice and Salvatore Biscari is this what should be expected?

     

     

    • Salvatore Biscari's avatar
      Salvatore Biscari
      Silver Contributor
      Jun 06, 2017

      Deleted

       

      Gregory Frickis correct (I liked his answer as requested... :-)) )

      For more context see https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/3039997/users-can-t-access-a-shared-folder-in-sharepoint-online

      cc StephenRice

    • Gregory Frick's avatar
      Gregory Frick
      Steel Contributor
      Jun 06, 2017

      Deleted -  That feature was created to help make publishing sites more secure.  It is designed to prevent browsing through file directories and looking at system pages (e.g. Site Contents -  if a user has rights to read a site, they still couldn't load the site contents page).  Feel free to like my answer :-) 

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        StephenRice
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        Jun 06, 2017

        Deleted, I'm not super familiar with that feature. I'll run it by the right owners and confirm it's working correctly (I'm guessing it is). Do you know how this feature got enabled for that site by chance? Thanks!

         

        Stephen Rice