I create sharing link of folder with anyone can edit permission. But result was, you do not have permission, and access denied. WHY?

StephenRice / Pieter Veenstra,Stephen suggested checking “Limited-access user permission lockdown mode” enabled? It’s configured in Site settings->Site Collection Features. Because this does not allow folder sharing. This was in fact the issue and I'm good to go. Thank you all for the assistance!

Hi Omi, The error you are seeing is expected. You have configured a link that only works for one set of users, and then attempting to send that link to a user who doesn't have permission. To fix this, click on the link options at the top and enter the user you want to share with in the People Picker in the Link Settings page. We're also working on some improvements to make this flow more understandable to users. Hope that helps! Stephen Rice OneDrive Program Manager II

As you can see in the screenshot below I am not getting an error obtaining the link. However, I (anyone) get Access Denied when accessing the folder from this link.

HI Joshua Henderson, I wonder if the clue is in the error message. "your work or school account". I'm getting this kind of errors quite often as I switch between 5 tenant all day long. Could it be that a Microsoft account that isn't connected to your production tenant is picked up? Have you tried opening the link in a differnt browser? Or maybe even a different machine/device?

Joshua Henderson, Thanks for confirming. That's definitely odd. If you're clicking on an anonymous link, you shouldn't actually be prompted to sign-in at all so that shouldn't be the issue. Can you contact me at srice@microsoft.com and we can debug further? Thanks! Stephen Rice OneDrive Program Manager II

trying to share folder with guest, but access denied.

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Matthew DiLiberto
Brass Contributor
Feb 11, 2019
Now there is a new concept of creating "Shareable Links" using Microsoft Flow:
https://www.technologytobusiness.com/microsoft-flow-logic-apps/microsoft-flow-generates-tenant-shareable-links

The article highlights a use case for a SharePoint document library, however, there are actions that perform the same functionality on OneDrive for Business (preview) as well.

The benefits to using this approach over the traditional file link are:
1. Guarantees that there are not access issues to the file from an email
2. Allows for more control over the link behavior (Read/Write, Expiration Date, Scope)
Alexander Wuttke
Copper Contributor
Feb 12, 2018
I have the same problem. I want to share something from the onedrive android app, click on share via email, send the link and it doesnt work. very annoying.
- StephenRice
  Microsoft
  Feb 12, 2018
  Alexander Wuttke, can you confirm that the "Limited access mode" is disabled for the site containing the document you are trying to share? Thanks!
  
  Stephen Rice
  
  OneDrive Program Manager II
  - PittSharePointPro
    Iron Contributor
    Mar 20, 2018
    Hello,
    
    I’m creating an anonymous sharing link to a One Drive sub-folder. No expiration. OneDrive admin and SharePoint admin settings for sharing are set properly to allow external sharing of folders for view, upload, edit. Limited-access user permission lockdown mode is disabled in the top-level site collection features.
    
    In another browser and on another machine, I’m receiving the very same access denied error mentioned by folks in this thread.
    
    Are there any other settings to check? Please advise.
    
    Thanks!
Deleted
Feb 23, 2017
Bit late, but from what we've seen this functionality is only available for files, not folders.

Allowing an authenticated user to share a folder to external users with anonymous access, then preventing the invited user from accessing the site seems a bit half baked..

Perhaps disallowing this or a message within the site would be helpful Microsoft?
Gregory Zelfond
MVP
Dec 11, 2016
Juhyun, it is hard to tell with the info you provided. If you were able to generate the link - looks like you have appropriate external sharing enabled. Try another browser or user. Also, sometime I noticed that when you share folders, it actually tries to render the whole library - so make sure other site assets (logo, etc) are available to those who you are sharing with.
- 주현 김
  Iron Contributor
  Dec 11, 2016
  Greg,
  
  I wish I could give you more info.
  
  But it is simple as I wrote above.
  
  I made folder shareing link with "anyone can edit" permission on sharepoint site.
  
  But when I use that link, it says: Accenss denied. You do not have permission... blah blah...
  
  It is not browser problem.
  - StephenRice
    Microsoft
    Dec 12, 2016
    Hi 주현 김,
    
    I am one of the Program Managers working on sharing in SPO and ODB. Can I get a few extra details about the problem you're seeing? Are you creating/copying the link inside of the SPO/ODB web experience or is it happening in Office?
    
    Also, is it possible to get a screenshot of the error screen you are seeing? Thanks!
    
    Stephen Rice
    OneDrive Program Manager II

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