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Sharing externally SPO Document Library
Back to the basics! I know it has worked in the past at least, but recently we have had some strange issues when we share Document Libraries to external users. So, should it be possible to share docu...
Hi Teemu Strand,
We support sharing files, folders and sites with external users and we do not recommend sharing individual document libraries. Some pieces may work (as jcgonzalezmartin pointed out, they are still objects in SharePoint) but those are byproducts, not intentional end to end scenarios. Hope that helps!
Stephen Rice
OneDrive Program Manager II
Can StephenRice perhaps help? :)
If you have enabled external sharing in your site, you should be able to do it...out of curiosity: are you talking about sites created from Groups / Teams / Planner?
Yes external sharing is enabled. It is "tradional" old-school SPO Team Site.
I was getting cautious because MS articles speak that Sites, Folders and documents can be shared externally (document library not mentioned). But would be nice to get official confirmation.
- A document library is a SharePoint Object that can be managed from a security point of view independently as happens with Sites, Folders, Documents and List Items...since you can particularize security at the document library level, you could provide access to external users to a document library