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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
Steel Contributor
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

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    Salvatore Biscari
    Silver Contributor
    Jun 13, 2017

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

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      Gregory Frick
      Steel Contributor
      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. :-)