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New Feature Request Files
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.
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
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
StephenRice Any update on allowing request files without anyone links?
- Can you share a screenshot of your sharing settings configuration in SPO and ODFB?
jcgonzalezmartin Thank you below are the screenshots. We do not allow external access or anonymous access in our tenants. Thanks
- 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.
