Good Day We were trying to test the file request feature https://support.office.com/en-us/article/create-a-file-request-f54aa7f8-2589-4421-b351-d415fc3b83af?storagetype=stage&ui=en-US&rs=en-US&ad=US against our main tenant as we see the option now available in OneDrive. However, it seems there is an additional step for us to be able in leveraging this feature. We are getting an error message that says "Cannot create the file request. Anyone links with folder edit permissions must be enabled in your organization". The onedrive folder we wanted to test this out had unique permissions allowing anyone in the company with edit permissions. Is this a tenant or DLP setting? Any advice is appreciated.

StephenRice We have the same need to use the Request Files feature for internal users. We currently do not allow external access to our OneDrive/Sharepoint so the "anyone" link is greyed out to all users. I do think the solution you propose would work for us.

There are a number of companies that do not allow 'anonymous links', with either edit or view access. Please develop this feature to allow 'specific people' links to be created.

Hi Chas, Thanks for the feedback! As I mentioned above, we're likely going to start by allowing admins to enable Request Files links without enabling normal view or edit anyone links but we'll look to enable this via other link types in the future. Thanks! Stephen Rice Senior Program Manager, OneDrive

Hi Jared Lambe, This one is still high on our radar but we don't have a concrete timeline for this just yet. Thanks! Stephen Rice Senior Program Manager, OneDrive

Can you share a screenshot of your sharing settings configuration in SPO and ODFB?

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Chas
Copper Contributor
Feb 18, 2020
There are a number of companies that do not allow 'anonymous links', with either edit or view access.

Please develop this feature to allow 'specific people' links to be created.
- StephenRice
  Microsoft
  Feb 19, 2020
  Hi Chas,
  
  Thanks for the feedback! As I mentioned above, we're likely going to start by allowing admins to enable Request Files links without enabling normal view or edit anyone links but we'll look to enable this via other link types in the future. Thanks!
  
  Stephen Rice
  
  Senior Program Manager, OneDrive
  - Jared Lambe
    Brass Contributor
    Mar 23, 2020
    StephenRice Any update on allowing request files without anyone links?
jcgonzalezmartin
MVP
Dec 31, 2019
Can you share a screenshot of your sharing settings configuration in SPO and ODFB?
- JMB125
  Brass Contributor
  Dec 31, 2019
  jcgonzalezmartin Thank you below are the screenshots. We do not allow external access or anonymous access in our tenants. Thanks
  - ChrisWebbTech
    MVP
    Dec 31, 2019
    That is why it does not work, you must have anyone links (External sharing) enabled in order to use the feature. It was mostly designed for requesting files from external parties. I believe they are working on more restrictive ways to use the feature in the future, but currently it is required to by Anyone links to use it.

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