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How can I remove 'Link' from the new-menu in a modern library?

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I want to remove the Link-option from the new item-menu in a modern library with custom content types. I can't find any resources how to do this. There is no content type connected to this option. Anybody here who knows how to do this?

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I was hoping that the followng steps would work:

 

Go to the library

Library Settings

Advanced Settings

Enable Content Types

In the library settings add a document content type

 

This does remove all the options except for the link.

 

Then I treid switching back to the classic style and the link option disappeared. So it looks like this only works in the old style libraries.

 

Bummer.

I want to clean up the new item menu in some libraries where I work specificaly with content types. 

So I allready found out that dispite the use of content types the 'link' item stays as part of the new item menu.

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Yes this is correct as you always have to be able to link to different documents in libraries. i understand you want it away so maybe a good one for uservoice https://sharepoint.uservoice.com/

 

I have the same issue. It is not possible to remove Link option from the New-menu. This definitly should be a matter of a configuration choice.

 

I can see the benefits of having the Link-option in a document library, but in my case, I have a custom list. When I add a link to my custom list, it does not show up! So, the functionality seems to be broken on custom lists?

 

//Maggan

I too would like to remove this option and would like to know if this can be done.

Hi Rebekka -

 

Have you been able to figure out how to do this? Would PowerShell do it?

No, I have not been able to remove the Link option from the new-menu. My guess is that you need to do some development with the SPFx extention framework to alter this. So, no IT Pro - Power User option as far as I know.

Thanks for letting me know!

@Rebekka Aalbers-de Jong wrote:

No, I have not been able to remove the Link option from the new-menu. My guess is that you need to do some development with the SPFx extention framework to alter this. So, no IT Pro - Power User option as far as I know.


That's really odd..... But inline with many of MS's recent decision making!

 

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Yes this is correct as you always have to be able to link to different documents in libraries. i understand you want it away so maybe a good one for uservoice https://sharepoint.uservoice.com/

 

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