Users are unable to Request files. Error "cannot create the file request. "Anyone links with ...""

Inside our users OneDrive , users will receive the following error when they try to share a folder:- so i am not sure which setting inside OneDrive will allow this feature?

onedrive

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Sam Larson
Feb 21, 2020
Hey Folks,

Here is our article on this feature, please let me know if further steps would be helpful here.

Things to keep in mind.

OneDrive and SharePoint settings can be set individually via the admin center or Power Shell.

An administrator must enable Anyone links in OneDrive for file requests to work.

I'd highly suggest using our new admin center(s) to change Sharing policies or in this particular instance navigate to https://admin.onedrive.com/?v=SharingSettings

Here you can change the link setting to allow the feature to work properly.

See screenshot attachment

Let me know if you have questions or concerns.

Regards,

Sam

john john

Steel Contributor

Feb 24, 2020

Sam Larsonthanks for the reply. but if someone request a folder, will this result in having this folder unique permissions?

second question when you say "We have also heard a lot of feedback around hiding this feature and are looking into that as an option. " you are talking about Request files in general or about rolling this for SharePoint?

Thanks

Sam Larson

Microsoft

Feb 24, 2020

john john

@Sam Larsonthanks for the reply. but if someone request a folder, will this result in having this folder unique permissions?

- Correct, just like when you create a sharing link for a folder this would break inheritance from the parent to allow access.

- Request files feature in general, for both ODB and SharePoint

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Users are unable to Request files. Error "cannot create the file request. "Anyone links with ...""