Jan 26 2017 06:51 AM
Can anyone explain the behavior of the "Shared With Us" link in the left menu of the modern sharepoint sites? Specifically dealing with a Group-connected site at the moment.
But the link keeps appearing sometimes, disappearing sometimes, it causes "subbullets" under the Documents to become subbullets under the "Shared With Us".
Mar 02 2020 12:59 PM
How about a link to the actual voting page please......Plus this has been talked about at length now for a while. I do not know anyone who wants this feature. If you can provide a link to the actual page where you can vote on this particular topic please. Otherwise having to search the whole site is difficult.
Thank you
Rob
Mar 02 2020 01:02 PM
Hi @Rob-Baker,
Here is the main voting page: https://sharepoint.uservoice.com/forums/329214-sites-and-collaboration
I did a quick search but didn't see this request pop up so feel free to create a new item for it. Thanks!
Stephen Rice
Mar 02 2020 01:08 PM
I searched and found this already on your site.......
Apr 03 2020 04:07 PM
@StephenRice That is a disappointing answer.
At a minimum:
Apr 03 2020 04:10 PM
Best running joke on these forums. I know I can always get some LOL's every couple weeks with people still asking about the old "Shared with us" link. Yep -- still there. And no, they aren't going to fix it for us. @StephenRice
Jul 16 2020 08:57 AM
Thank you @Rob-Baker . Voted.
I don't know why I don't find it from the uservoice search menu when typing "Shared with us"
Aug 05 2020 08:52 AM
Just responding to your original post of three years as I came across the same issue. Until Microsoft provides a solution to remove Shared with Us link, you might or might not be aware of removing "Quick Launch". I've worked around the issue by removing Quick Launch altogether via Settings/Site settings/Navigational Elements and unchecking "Quick Launch" check box. The kicker here is, you lose the ability to navigate to various sections from left navigation. It's a price to pay if you don't understand the behavior of Shared with Us and it's getting on your nerves.
I created temporary navigational links on my Home page using Quick Links, Button and Call to action Web Parts. Unfortunately web parts can't be applied on document libraries so you are stuck with using the browser back button or site logo to navigate back. Just another option if it is an option. @Brent Ellis
Aug 17 2020 04:45 AM
Aug 25 2020 05:27 AM
Sure would be nice if Microsoft would respond about this issue
Oct 13 2020 06:30 PM
@Brent Ellis Seriously Microsoft? 3 years and no fix to a simple problem like this.
Oct 13 2020 07:20 PM
@misopris - totally agree.
The fact that this useless link is even there is grating (annoying).
There needs to be some serious consideration given to the design decisions approving this "no sense" and useless link.
I am trying to design useful and productive business applications that are not based on community sharing, and this does not help.
Feb 09 2021 05:31 AM - edited Feb 09 2021 05:47 AM
@Brent Ellis I need help in removing the "Shared with us" link from a SharePoint site. It doesn't show up on the home page, but shows up randomly when you go into a document library. It messes up the side menu as it shows up in position three in the menu. This is very annoying and confuses a lot of are users.
THIS CHANGE HAS BEEN REQUESTED SINCE IT FIRST CAME OUT 7 YEARS AGO. FOR CRYING OUT ALOUD MICROSOFT JUST ADD AN ON/OFF BUTTON FOR THE SHAREPOINT ADMINISTRATOR SO THEY CAN TURN OFF THIS USLESS FEATURE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Sep 05 2021 09:36 PM
Yes Chad, that's clearly a balanced approach and would satisfy my issues. I imagine it would satisfy most people who post on this problem. A site level setting for hiding or showing this link would be great.
Thanks for your input. I hope someone out there at Microsoft will eventually listen.
Microsoft To Do list:
Thanks 🙂
Jun 01 2022 08:07 AM
The uservoice links listed before no longer works, BUT you can vote for a fix at Microsofts new user feedback site.
https://feedbackportal.microsoft.com/feedback/search/?q=%22shared+with+us%22
The reason I shared a search instead of a specific post, is that there are multiple posts regarding the same issue. Make sure to upvote so we hopefully can have a fix before SharePoint reach end-of-life 😉
Oct 12 2022 01:40 AM