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Understanding Limited Access
Hi Bhavpreet Bains,
As the article describes, "Limited Access" permission doesn't actually give the user the ability to see those items but is instead used under the covers to make things work (rendering the user experience, etc.) Hope that helps!
Stephen Rice
OneDrive Program Manager II
We are finding that we have a library with a OneNote notebook in it. Custom permissions limit the library to just the Site Owners (SP Group), then at the Notebook level, custom permissions to limit to Site Owners (SP Group), Site Members (SP Group). But we're hearing that a few users who do not have access are able to see the library AND the Notebooks listed. If they click on it, then they are then blocked access. Our wonder is that they shouldn't see the library at all. Now we have discovered that these people do appear in the Limited Access group because item level files have been shared with them. Is this why they can see, but not access the Notebooks? What happens if we remove them from the Limited Access group, does that break their item level access?