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gsreddin51
Jun 06, 2025Copper Contributor
Sharing a site vs folder with external users (Guest accounts)
I'm hoping to get some clarification here on external sharing. I'm seeing that when I share a SharePoint site (at the site level) I'm seeing the guest account listed in Azure guests. But if I s...
Sutton
Jun 12, 2025Iron Contributor
Sharing a whole site directly is less troublesome than sharing a single folder. To do this, first go to Site Settings > External Sharing and select Allow External Users (guests), then use the command Set-SPOSite -Identity <site URL> -SharingCapability ExternalUserSharingOnly to force it to take effect, and finally, don't forget to go to Azure AD to confirm that the guest account has access.